पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · July 20, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.8 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना।

परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्।।8.8।।
"8.8 He whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya93.66°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra84.94°MithunaPunarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala347.96°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha73.57°MithunaĀrdrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati267.46°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra50.40°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani274.55°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:54 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:53 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:14 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:24 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 58 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 01 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:54 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:53 – 15:53
Godhūli Muhūrta19:41 – 20:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:53 – 20:30
Amṛta Kāla19:38 – 21:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:47 – 08:39
Yamaganda10:31 – 12:24
Gulika Kāla14:16 – 16:08
Varjyam05:32 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:54 – 06:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:47 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:39 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:31 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:24 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:16 – 16:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:08 – 18:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta18:01 – 19:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:53 – 21:01 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha21:01 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:08 – 23:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:16 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:24 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:31 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:39 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:47 – 04:54 (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 Amāvasyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870585.27
Julian Day2459050.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1401°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)350.48°
🪷 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 (24.1401°), declination 20.60°, EoT -5.99 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: 2020-07-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)