पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · May 11, 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 16.12 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः।ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान्।।16.12।।
"16.12 Caught in the toils of a hundred vain hopes, the slaves of passion and wrath, they accumulate hoards of unjust wealth, only to pander to their sensual desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya25.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra102.74°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala62.36°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha13.58°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati238.82°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra0.33°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani266.22°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:58 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:30 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:03 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:39 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 32 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 27 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:01 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta19:18 – 19:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:30 – 20:06
Amṛta Kāla19:15 – 21:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:36 – 10:25
Yamaganda14:03 – 15:52
Gulika Kāla04:58 – 06:47
Varjyam05:34 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:58 – 06:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:47 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:36 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:25 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:14 – 14:03 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:03 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:52 – 17:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:41 – 19:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:30 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:41 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:52 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:03 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:14 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:25 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:36 – 03:47 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:47 – 04:58 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870149.27
Julian Day2458614.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1234°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)77.37°
🪷 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 (24.1234°), declination 17.76°, EoT 3.71 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: 2019-05-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)