पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · October 24, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.31 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।

धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।
"2.31 Thou must look at thy duty. Nothing can be more welcome to a soldier than a righteous war. Therefore to waver in this resolve is unworthy, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya186.70°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra44.23°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.13°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha168.18°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.21°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra233.28°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani282.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:59 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:05 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:01 – 17:20
Yamaganda12:01 – 13:21
Gulika Kāla14:41 – 16:01
Varjyam07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:42 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:02 – 09:22 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:22 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:42 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:01 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:21 – 14:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:41 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:01 – 17:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:20 – 19:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:01 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:41 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:21 – 00:01 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:01 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:42 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:22 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:02 – 06:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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 Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871046.27
Julian Day2459511.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1577°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.00°
🪷 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 (24.1577°), declination -11.77°, EoT 16.15 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: 2021-10-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)