पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 30, 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 13.23 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
उपद्रष्टाऽनुमन्ता च भर्ता भोक्ता महेश्वरः।

परमात्मेति चाप्युक्तो देहेऽस्मिन्पुरुषः परः।।13.23।।
"13.23 Thus in the body of man dwells the Supreme God; He who sees and permits, upholds and enjoys, the Highest God and the Highest Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra121.82°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala17.10°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha302.06°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati285.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra272.41°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani280.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:36 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:40 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:27 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 48 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 11 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:18 – 06:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:47 – 07:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:04 – 11:17
Yamaganda13:44 – 14:58
Gulika Kāla07:36 – 08:50
Varjyam08:01 – 08:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:36 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:50 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:04 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:17 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:31 – 13:44 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:44 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:58 – 16:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:12 – 17:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:25 – 19:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:12 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:58 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:44 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:31 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:17 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:04 – 05:50 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:50 – 07:36 (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)1870779.27
Julian Day2459244.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1475°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)194.52°
🪷 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 (24.1475°), declination -17.64°, EoT -13.36 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: 2021-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)