पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · August 8, 2021 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.1 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच

धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः।

मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय।।1.1।।

"1.1 The King Dhritarashtra asked: "O Sanjaya! What happened on the sacred battlefield of Kurukshetra, when my people gathered against the Pandavas?"" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	111.58°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	105.14°	Karka	Puṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	131.30°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	118.16°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	304.58°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	145.88°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	285.63°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:14 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:32 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:23 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:42 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:13 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 18 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 41 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:19 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:02 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:54 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:46 – 15:43
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:20 – 19:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:32 – 20:08
Amṛta Kāla	19:17 – 21:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:54 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:45 – 19:32
Yamaganda	12:23 – 14:10
Gulika Kāla	15:57 – 17:45
Varjyam	05:50 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:14 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:01 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:48 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:36 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:23 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	14:10 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:57 – 17:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:45 – 19:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	19:32 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:45 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:57 – 23:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	23:10 – 00:23 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:23 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:36 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:48 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:01 – 05:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 43.6532°

Longitude: -79.3832°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870969.27
Julian Day	2459434.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1548°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	353.04°

🪷 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 (24.1548°), declination 16.12°, EoT -5.35 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: 2021-08-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)