पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 29, 2019 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.12 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते।ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्।।12.12।।

"12.12 Knowledge is superior to blind action, meditation to mere knowledge, renunciation of the fruit of action to meditation, and where there is renunciation peace will follow." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.12'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	284.71°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra	208.65°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	354.51°	Mīna	Revatī P3
बुध Budha	283.73°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	233.10°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	238.89°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani	260.41°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:38 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:23 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:31 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:37 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:16 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 45 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 14 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	06:20 – 06:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:49 – 07:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:11 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:23 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla	17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:11 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:57 – 16:10
Yamaganda	10:04 – 11:18
Gulika Kāla	12:31 – 13:44
Varjyam	08:02 – 08:18
Dur Muhūrta	09:55 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	07:38 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:51 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	10:04 – 11:18 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	11:18 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:31 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:44 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:57 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:10 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:23 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:10 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:57 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:44 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:31 – 02:18 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	02:18 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	04:04 – 05:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:51 – 07:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 43.6532°

Longitude: -79.3832°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870047.27
Julian Day	2458512.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1195°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	280.71°

🪷 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 -18.05°, EoT -13.17 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: 2019-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)