पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 21, 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 13.14 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वतः पाणिपादं तत्सर्वतोऽक्षिशिरोमुखम्।सर्वतः श्रुतिमल्लोके सर्वमावृत्य तिष्ठति।।13.14।।
"13.14 Everywhere are Its hands and Its feet; everywhere It has eyes that see, heads that think and mouths that speak; everywhere It listens; It dwells in all the worlds; It envelops them all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.14'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.07°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra8.89°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala12.43°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha294.91°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati283.31°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra261.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani279.83°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:44 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:44 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:28 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 28 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 31 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:28 – 07:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:57 – 07:44
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:40 – 14:51
Yamaganda07:44 – 08:55
Gulika Kāla10:07 – 11:18
Varjyam08:08 – 08:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:44 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:55 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:07 – 11:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:18 – 12:29 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:29 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:40 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:51 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:02 – 17:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:13 – 19:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:02 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:51 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:40 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:29 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:18 – 04:07 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:07 – 05:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:55 – 07:44 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870770.27
Julian Day2459235.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1471°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.72°
🪷 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 (24.1471°), declination -19.89°, EoT -11.26 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: 2021-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)