पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · August 17, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.8 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्।।9.8।।
"9.8 With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are ruled by My Will." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.47°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra93.26°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala359.77°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha119.57°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra74.43°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani272.60°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:18 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:04 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:01 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 54 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 05 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:33 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta19:06 – 19:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:18 – 19:53
Amṛta Kāla19:03 – 20:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:08 – 08:53
Yamaganda10:37 – 12:21
Gulika Kāla14:06 – 15:50
Varjyam05:59 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:24 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:08 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:53 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:37 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:21 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:06 – 15:50 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:50 – 17:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:34 – 19:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:18 – 20:34 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:34 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:50 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:06 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:21 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:37 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:53 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:08 – 05:24 (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 Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870613.27
Julian Day2459078.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1411°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)332.72°
🪷 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 (24.1411°), declination 13.32°, EoT -3.75 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: 2020-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)