पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 14, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.52 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम।

देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः।।11.52।।
"11.52 Lord Shri Krishna replied: It is hard to see this vision of Me that thou hast seen. Even the most powerful have longed for it in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.44°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra356.54°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala344.34°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha259.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.28°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra222.42°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani258.70°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:49 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:04 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:41 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:49 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 15 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 44 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:35 – 07:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:03 – 07:49
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:04 – 17:27
Amṛta Kāla16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:58 – 10:08
Yamaganda11:17 – 12:27
Gulika Kāla13:36 – 14:45
Varjyam08:12 – 08:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:58 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:49 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:58 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:08 – 11:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:17 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:27 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:36 – 14:45 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:45 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:55 – 17:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:04 – 18:55 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:55 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:45 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:36 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:27 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:17 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:08 – 05:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:58 – 07:49 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870032.27
Julian Day2458497.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1189°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.88°
🪷 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 (24.1189°), declination -21.38°, EoT -9.00 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: 2019-01-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)