पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 20, 2023 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 14.7 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।
"14.7 Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra249.46°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.99°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha253.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati339.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra296.72°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani300.37°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:46 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:18 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:11 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 25 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 34 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:30 – 07:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:58 – 07:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:18 – 12:28
Yamaganda14:50 – 16:01
Gulika Kāla08:56 – 10:07
Varjyam08:09 – 08:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:58 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:46 – 08:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:56 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:07 – 11:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:18 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:28 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:39 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:50 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:01 – 17:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:11 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:01 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:50 – 22:39 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:39 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:28 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:18 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:07 – 05:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:56 – 07:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871499.27
Julian Day2459964.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1750°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.12°
🪷 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 (24.1750°), declination -20.21°, EoT -10.96 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: 2023-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)