पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · August 24, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.13 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनुस्मरन्।

यः प्रयाति त्यजन्देहं स याति परमां गतिम्।।8.13।।
"8.13 Repeating Om, the Symbol of Eternity, holding Me always in remembrance, he who thus leaves his body and goes forth reaches the Spirit Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.74°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra279.79°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.33°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha108.67°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati201.93°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra172.22°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani248.46°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:46 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:17 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 36 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 23 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:42
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:37 – 12:20
Yamaganda15:44 – 17:26
Gulika Kāla07:13 – 08:55
Varjyam06:05 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:31 – 07:13 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:13 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:55 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:37 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:20 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:02 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:44 – 17:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:26 – 19:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:08 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:26 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:44 – 23:02 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:02 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:20 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:37 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:55 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:13 – 05:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869889.27
Julian Day2458354.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1134°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)152.12°
🪷 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 (24.1134°), declination 11.17°, EoT -1.99 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: 2018-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)