पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 26, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.9 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्।अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय।।12.9।।
"12.9 But if thou canst not fix thy mind firmly on Me, then, My beloved friend, try to do so by constant practice." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.66°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra168.43°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala352.47°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha278.67°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati232.56°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra235.52°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani260.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:41 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:13 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:41 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 38 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 21 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:24 – 07:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:53 – 07:41
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:05 – 11:18
Yamaganda13:42 – 14:55
Gulika Kāla07:41 – 08:53
Varjyam08:05 – 08:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:41 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:53 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:05 – 11:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:18 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:30 – 13:42 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:42 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:55 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:07 – 17:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:19 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:07 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:55 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:42 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:30 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:18 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:05 – 05:53 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:53 – 07:41 (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)1870044.27
Julian Day2458509.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1194°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)243.31°
🪷 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 (24.1194°), declination -18.83°, EoT -12.54 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: 2019-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)