पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 28, 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 12.11 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अथैतदप्यशक्तोऽसि कर्तुं मद्योगमाश्रितः।सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं ततः कुरु यतात्मवान्।।12.11।।
"12.11 And if thou art too weak even for this, then seek refuge in union with Me, and with perfect self-control renounce the fruit of thy action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.11'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.69°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra195.63°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala353.83°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha282.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati232.92°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra237.76°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani260.30°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:39 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:33 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:44 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 42 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 17 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:21 – 07:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:50 – 07:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:52 – 10:05
Yamaganda11:18 – 12:31
Gulika Kāla13:43 – 14:56
Varjyam08:03 – 08:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:39 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:52 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:05 – 11:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:18 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:31 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:43 – 14:56 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:56 – 16:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:09 – 17:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:22 – 19:09 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:09 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:56 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:43 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:31 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:18 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:05 – 05:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:52 – 07:39 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870046.27
Julian Day2458511.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1195°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)268.50°
🪷 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 (24.1195°), declination -18.31°, EoT -12.97 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: 2019-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)