पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · August 4, 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 8.23 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यत्र काले त्वनावृत्तिमावृत्तिं चैव योगिनः।

प्रयाता यान्ति तं कालं वक्ष्यामि भरतर्षभ।।8.23।।
"8.23 *Now I will tell thee, O Arjuna, of the times at which, if the mystics go forth, they do not return, and at which they go forth only to return." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.23'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 Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya108.00°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra292.46°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala355.03°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha93.52°KarkaPuṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra62.25°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani273.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:10 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:37 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:41 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:42 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 27 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 32 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:14 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:57 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:46
Godhūli Muhūrta19:25 – 19:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:37 – 20:13
Amṛta Kāla19:22 – 21:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:00 – 17:49
Yamaganda08:47 – 10:35
Gulika Kāla12:23 – 14:12
Varjyam05:46 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:10 – 06:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:58 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:47 – 10:35 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:35 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:23 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:12 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:00 – 17:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:49 – 19:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:37 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:49 – 22:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:00 – 23:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:12 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:23 – 01:35 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:35 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:47 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:58 – 05:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870600.27
Julian Day2459065.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1406°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)186.54°
🪷 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 (24.1406°), declination 17.15°, EoT -5.79 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: 2020-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)