पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · August 18, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: पार्श्व एकादशी — Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī
Viṣṇu turns from one side to another in yoga-nidrā (mid-Cāturmāsya).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.11 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः।

भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि।।1.11।।
"1.11 Therefore in the rank and file, let stand firm in their posts, according to battalions; and all you generals about Bheeshma." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.18°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra242.99°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala137.62°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha136.44°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.30°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra157.73°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani284.91°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:17 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:02 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:55 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 52 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 07 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta19:05 – 19:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:17 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla19:02 – 20:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:21 – 14:05
Yamaganda07:09 – 08:53
Gulika Kāla10:37 – 12:21
Varjyam06:00 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:25 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:09 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:53 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:37 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:21 – 14:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:05 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:49 – 17:33 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:33 – 19:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:17 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:33 – 21:49 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:49 – 23:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:05 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:21 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:37 – 02:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:53 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:09 – 05:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870979.27
Julian Day2459444.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1551°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.04°
🪷 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 (24.1551°), declination 13.07°, EoT -3.53 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: 2021-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)