पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · April 24, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.15 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga🪷 Sarvasya Cāhaṁ Hṛdi Sanniviṣṭo · I dwell in every heart
सर्वस्य चाहं हृदि सन्निविष्टो मत्तः स्मृतिर्ज्ञानमपोहनं च।वेदैश्च सर्वैरहमेव वेद्यो वेदान्तकृद्वेदविदेव चाहम्।।15.15।।
"15.15 I am enthroned in the hearts of all; memory, wisdom and discrimination owe their origins to Me. I am He Who is to be realised in the scriptures; I inspire their wisdom and I know their truth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.47°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra247.06°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala51.30°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha344.59°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati239.93°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra339.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani266.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:40 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:32 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 49 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 10 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:12 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:16 – 13:59
Yamaganda07:05 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:32 – 12:16
Varjyam05:56 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:21 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:05 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:48 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:32 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:16 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:59 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:43 – 17:27 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:27 – 19:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:10 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:27 – 21:43 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:43 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:59 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:16 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:32 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:48 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:05 – 05:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870132.27
Julian Day2458597.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1227°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)237.44°
🪷 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 (24.1227°), declination 12.71°, EoT 1.80 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: 2019-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)