पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 1, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.23 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
उपद्रष्टाऽनुमन्ता च भर्ता भोक्ता महेश्वरः।

परमात्मेति चाप्युक्तो देहेऽस्मिन्पुरुषः परः।।13.23।।
"13.23 Thus in the body of man dwells the Supreme God; He who sees and permits, upholds and enjoys, the Highest God and the Highest Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.17°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra9.93°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.59°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha269.26°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati337.03°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra272.97°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani298.33°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:52 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:51 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:02 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:50 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 59 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 00 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:40 – 07:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:07 – 07:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta16:39 – 17:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:51 – 17:13
Amṛta Kāla16:36 – 18:21
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:44 – 16:51
Yamaganda12:21 – 13:29
Gulika Kāla14:36 – 15:44
Varjyam08:14 – 08:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:52 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:59 – 10:06 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:06 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:14 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:21 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:29 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:36 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:44 – 16:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:51 – 18:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:44 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:36 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:29 – 00:21 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:21 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:14 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:06 – 05:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:59 – 07:52 (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 Śukla Daśamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871480.27
Julian Day2459945.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1743°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)111.13°
🪷 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 (24.1743°), declination -23.03°, EoT -3.71 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: 2023-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)