पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · May 7, 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 6.40 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते।

नहि कल्याणकृत्कश्िचद्दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति।।6.40।।
"6.40 Lord Shri Krishna replied: My beloved child! There is no destruction for him, either in this world or in the next. No evil fate awaits him who treads the path of righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya22.32°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra90.40°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala322.05°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha40.08°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra340.54°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani300.47°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:02 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:26 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:16 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:17 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 23 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 36 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:07 – 04:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:50 – 05:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta19:14 – 19:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:26 – 20:02
Amṛta Kāla19:11 – 20:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:38 – 10:26
Yamaganda14:02 – 15:50
Gulika Kāla05:02 – 06:50
Varjyam05:38 – 06:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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):
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 Kāla05:02 – 06:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:50 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:38 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:26 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:14 – 14:02 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:02 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:50 – 17:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:38 – 19:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:26 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:38 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:50 – 23:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:02 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:14 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:26 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:38 – 03:50 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:50 – 05:02 (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 Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871241.27
Julian Day2459706.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1652°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)71.54°
🪷 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 (24.1652°), declination 16.76°, EoT 3.51 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: 2022-05-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)