पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · April 25, 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 15.16 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च।क्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते।।15.16।।
"15.16 There are two aspects in Nature: the perishable and the imperishable. All life in this world belongs to the former, the unchanging element belongs to the latter." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.16'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya10.44°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra259.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala51.95°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha346.04°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati239.89°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra340.93°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani266.29°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:22 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:21 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 51 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 08 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:00 – 15:44
Yamaganda05:20 – 07:04
Gulika Kāla08:48 – 10:32
Varjyam05:54 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:20 – 07:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:04 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:48 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:32 – 12:16 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:16 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:00 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:44 – 17:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:27 – 19:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:11 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:27 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:44 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:00 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:16 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:32 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:48 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:04 – 05:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870133.27
Julian Day2458598.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1228°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.66°
🪷 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 (24.1228°), declination 13.04°, EoT 1.98 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: 2019-04-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)