पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · April 30, 2022 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 6.33 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

योऽयं योगस्त्वया प्रोक्तः साम्येन मधुसूदन।

एतस्याहं न पश्यामि चञ्चलत्वात् स्थितिं स्थिराम्।।6.33।।
"6.33 Arjuna said: I do not see how I can attain this state of equanimity which Thou has revealed, owing to the restlessness of my mind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya15.53°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra6.24°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala316.78°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha35.79°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati333.61°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra332.55°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani300.11°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:18 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:49 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:26 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 05 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 54 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:19 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:12
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 Kāla08:43 – 10:29
Yamaganda14:00 – 15:46
Gulika Kāla05:12 – 06:58
Varjyam05:47 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:12 – 06:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:58 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:43 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:29 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:15 – 14:00 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:00 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:46 – 17:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:32 – 19:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:18 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:32 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:46 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:00 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:15 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:29 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:43 – 03:58 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:58 – 05:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871234.27
Julian Day2459699.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1649°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)351.84°
🪷 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 (24.1649°), declination 14.72°, 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: 2022-04-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)