पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 15, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.8 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम्।आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः।।13.8।।
"13.8 Humility, sincerity, harmlessness, forgiveness, rectitude, service of the Master, purity, steadfastness, self-control;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.96°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra294.06°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala9.43°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha286.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati281.89°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra253.59°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani279.12°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:48 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:57 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:02 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 17 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 42 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:34 – 07:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:02 – 07:48
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:17 – 12:27
Yamaganda14:46 – 15:56
Gulika Kāla08:58 – 10:07
Varjyam08:11 – 08:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:58 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Chala07:48 – 08:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:58 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:07 – 11:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:17 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:27 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:37 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:46 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:56 – 17:06 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:06 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:56 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:46 – 22:37 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:37 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:27 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:17 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:07 – 05:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:58 – 07:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870764.27
Julian Day2459229.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1469°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.69°
🪷 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 -21.11°, EoT -9.35 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: 2021-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)