पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · December 18, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पुत्रदा एकादशी — Pauṣa Putradā Ekādaśī
Ekādaśī granting putra-prāpti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.25 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दंष्ट्राकरालानि च ते मुखानि

दृष्ट्वैव कालानलसन्निभानि।

दिशो न जाने न लभे च शर्म

प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास।।11.25।।
"11.25 When I see Thy mouths with their fearful jaws like glowing fires at the dissolution of creation, I lose all sense of place; I find no rest. Be merciful, O Lord in whom this universe abides!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.93°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra1.06°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala326.21°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha220.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati224.61°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra196.32°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani255.52°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:47 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:43 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:30 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:52 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 56 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 03 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:35 – 07:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:02 – 07:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta16:31 – 16:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:43 – 17:05
Amṛta Kāla16:28 – 18:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:29 – 15:36
Yamaganda10:01 – 11:08
Gulika Kāla12:15 – 13:22
Varjyam08:09 – 08:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:47 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:54 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:01 – 11:08 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:08 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:15 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:22 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:29 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:36 – 16:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:43 – 18:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:36 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:29 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:22 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:15 – 02:08 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:08 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:01 – 05:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:54 – 07:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870005.27
Julian Day2458470.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1179°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)120.94°
🪷 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 (24.1179°), declination -23.38°, EoT 2.79 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: 2018-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)