पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · February 1, 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 13.25 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ध्यानेनात्मनि पश्यन्ति केचिदात्मानमात्मना।अन्ये सांख्येन योगेन कर्मयोगेन चापरे।।13.25।।
"13.25 Some realise the Supreme by meditating, by its aid, on the Self within, others by pure reason, others by right action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.25'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya288.25°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra149.71°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala18.17°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha301.92°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati285.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra274.91°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani281.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:34 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:05 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:30 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:15 – 06:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:45 – 07:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:49 – 10:03
Yamaganda11:17 – 12:31
Gulika Kāla13:45 – 15:00
Varjyam07:59 – 08:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:34 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:49 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:03 – 11:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:17 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:31 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:45 – 15:00 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:00 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:14 – 17:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:28 – 19:14 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:14 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:00 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:45 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:31 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:17 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:03 – 05:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:49 – 07:34 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870781.27
Julian Day2459246.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1476°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)220.29°
🪷 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 (24.1476°), declination -17.08°, EoT -13.69 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: 2021-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)