पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · December 10, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.17 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रिणं च

तेजोराशिं सर्वतोदीप्तिमन्तम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दुर्निरीक्ष्यं समन्ताद्

दीप्तानलार्कद्युतिमप्रमेयम्।।11.17।।
"11.17 I see thee with the crown, the sceptre and the discus; a blaze of splendour. Scarce can I gaze on thee, so radiant thou art, glowing like the blazing fire, brilliant as the sun, immeasurable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya233.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra264.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala320.94°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha213.58°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati222.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra190.18°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani254.60°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:41 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:42 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:42 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:47 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 00 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 59 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:29 – 07:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:56 – 07:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta16:30 – 16:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:42 – 17:04
Amṛta Kāla16:27 – 18:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:48 – 09:56
Yamaganda11:03 – 12:11
Gulika Kāla13:19 – 14:26
Varjyam08:03 – 08:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:47 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:41 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:48 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:56 – 11:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:03 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:11 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:19 – 14:26 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:26 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:34 – 16:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:42 – 18:34 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:34 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:26 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:19 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:11 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:03 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:56 – 05:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:48 – 07:41 (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)1869997.27
Julian Day2458462.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1176°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)33.65°
🪷 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 (24.1176°), declination -22.89°, EoT 6.43 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: 2018-12-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)