पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 27, 2022 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 4.11 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम्।

मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।4.11।।
"4.11 Howsoever men try to worship Me, so do I welcome them. By whatever path they travel, it leads to Me at last." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.91°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra211.91°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala247.37°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha274.43°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati311.91°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra256.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani290.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:40 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:01 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:32 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 41 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 18 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:22 – 07:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:51 – 07:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:43 – 14:56
Yamaganda07:40 – 08:52
Gulika Kāla10:05 – 11:18
Varjyam08:04 – 08:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:40 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:52 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:05 – 11:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:18 – 12:30 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:30 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:43 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:56 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:08 – 17:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:21 – 19:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:08 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:56 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:43 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:30 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:18 – 04:05 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:05 – 05:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:52 – 07:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871141.27
Julian Day2459606.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1613°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)291.70°
🪷 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 (24.1613°), declination -18.50°, EoT -12.76 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: 2022-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)