पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · October 6, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.28 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः।

संन्यासयोगयुक्तात्मा विमुक्तो मामुपैष्यसि।।9.28।।
"9.28 So shall thy action be attended by no result, either good or bad; but through the spirit of renunciation thou shalt come to Me and be free." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya168.63°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra126.96°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala283.63°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha179.23°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.84°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra196.61°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani249.02°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:32 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:05 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:12 – 10:39
Yamaganda13:31 – 14:58
Gulika Kāla06:20 – 07:46
Varjyam06:48 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:20 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:46 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:12 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:39 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:05 – 13:31 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:31 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:58 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:24 – 17:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:50 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:24 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:58 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:31 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:05 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:39 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:12 – 04:46 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:46 – 06:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869932.27
Julian Day2458397.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1151°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)320.37°
🪷 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 (24.1151°), declination -5.03°, EoT 12.68 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: 2018-10-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)