पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · July 12, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.47 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना।

श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः।।6.47।।
"6.47 I look upon him as the best of mystics who, full of faith, worshippeth Me and abideth in Me."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya85.57°MithunaPunarvasu P2
चन्द्र Candra70.21°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala283.42°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha111.80°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.11°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra127.80°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani250.58°DhanuMūla P4

Toronto, Canada — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:47 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:59 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:40 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:03 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 12 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 47 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:45 – 03:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:31 – 04:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:56
Godhūli Muhūrta19:47 – 20:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:59 – 20:37
Amṛta Kāla19:44 – 21:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:17 – 16:11
Yamaganda04:47 – 06:41
Gulika Kāla08:35 – 10:29
Varjyam05:25 – 05:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:47 – 06:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:41 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:35 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:29 – 12:23 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:23 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:17 – 16:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:11 – 18:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha18:05 – 19:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:59 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla21:05 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:11 – 23:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:17 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:23 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:29 – 02:35 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:35 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:41 – 04:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 43.6532°
Longitude: -79.3832°
Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869846.27
Julian Day2458311.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1118°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.98°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1118°), declination 21.99°, EoT -5.24 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2018-07-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)