पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · April 30, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.7 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
आहारस्त्वपि सर्वस्य त्रिविधो भवति प्रियः।यज्ञस्तपस्तथा दानं तेषां भेदमिमं श्रृणु।।17.7।।
"17.7 The food which men enjoy is also threefold, like the ways of sacrifice, austerity and almsgiving. Listen to the distinction." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya15.78°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra236.58°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala69.56°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha27.77°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.05°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra24.44°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani288.94°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:18 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:30 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:26 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:19 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta19:06 – 19:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:18 – 19:53
Amṛta Kāla19:03 – 20:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:29 – 12:15
Yamaganda15:46 – 17:32
Gulika Kāla06:57 – 08:43
Varjyam05:47 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:11 – 06:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:57 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:43 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:29 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:15 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:01 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:46 – 17:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:32 – 19:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:18 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:32 – 21:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:46 – 23:01 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:01 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:15 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:29 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:43 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:57 – 05:11 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870869.27
Julian Day2459334.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1509°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)218.18°
🪷 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 (24.1509°), declination 14.79°, EoT 2.79 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: 2021-04-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)