पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · July 23, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.11 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्।

धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ।।7.11।।
"7.11 I am the Strength of the strong, of them who are free from attachment and desire; and, O Arjuna, I am the Desire for righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya96.06°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra223.45°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala280.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha118.77°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.35°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra139.89°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani249.85°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:57 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:51 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:18 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:28 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 54 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 05 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:57 – 03:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:42 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:53 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:39 – 20:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:51 – 20:28
Amṛta Kāla19:36 – 21:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:48 – 08:40
Yamaganda10:32 – 12:24
Gulika Kāla14:15 – 16:07
Varjyam05:34 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:57 – 06:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:48 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:40 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:32 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:24 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:15 – 16:07 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:07 – 17:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:59 – 19:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:51 – 20:59 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:59 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:07 – 23:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:15 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:24 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:32 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:40 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:48 – 04:57 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869857.27
Julian Day2458322.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1122°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.09°
🪷 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 (24.1122°), declination 20.11°, EoT -6.13 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: 2018-07-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)