पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 14, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.7 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
इच्छा द्वेषः सुखं दुःखं सङ्घातश्चेतनाधृतिः।एतत्क्षेत्रं समासेन सविकारमुदाहृतम्।।13.7।।
"13.7 Desire, aversion, pleasure, pain, sympathy, vitality and the persistent clinging to life, these are in brief the constituents of changing Matter." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.94°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra280.52°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala8.95°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha284.61°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati281.66°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra252.34°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani279.00°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:49 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:22 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:55 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 15 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 44 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:34 – 07:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:02 – 07:49
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:28
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:36 – 14:46
Yamaganda07:49 – 08:58
Gulika Kāla10:08 – 11:17
Varjyam08:12 – 08:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:58 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:49 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:58 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:08 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:17 – 12:27 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:27 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:36 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:46 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:55 – 17:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:05 – 18:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:55 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:46 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:36 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:27 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:17 – 04:08 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:08 – 05:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:58 – 07:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870763.27
Julian Day2459228.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1469°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.34°
🪷 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 (24.1469°), declination -21.29°, EoT -9.00 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: 2021-01-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)