पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · August 22, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.13 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः।

भजन्त्यनन्यमनसो ज्ञात्वा भूतादिमव्ययम्।।9.13।।
"9.13 But the Great Souls, O Arjuna! Filled with My Divine Spirit, they worship Me, they fix their minds on Me and on Me alone, for they know that I am the imperishable Source of being." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya125.28°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra165.59°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala1.16°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha129.43°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.03°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra79.43°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani272.31°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:13 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:50 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 40 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 19 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:55 – 10:38
Yamaganda14:03 – 15:45
Gulika Kāla05:30 – 07:12
Varjyam06:04 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:30 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:12 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:55 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:38 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:20 – 14:03 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:03 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:45 – 17:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:28 – 19:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:10 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:28 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:45 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:03 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:20 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:38 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:55 – 04:12 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:12 – 05:30 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870618.27
Julian Day2459083.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1413°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.77°
🪷 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 (24.1413°), declination 11.67°, EoT -2.54 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: 2020-08-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)