पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · February 9, 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 14.27 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
ब्रह्मणो हि प्रतिष्ठाऽहममृतस्याव्ययस्य च।शाश्वतस्य च धर्मस्य सुखस्यैकान्तिकस्य च।।14.27।।
"14.27 For I am the Home of the Spirit, the continual Source of immortality, of eternal Righteousness and of infinite Joy."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.27'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.84°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra151.89°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha272.24°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati343.46°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra321.58°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani302.72°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:26 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:47 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:05 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 12 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 47 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:04 – 06:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:26
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:49 – 15:05
Yamaganda07:26 – 08:42
Gulika Kāla09:59 – 11:15
Varjyam07:51 – 08:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:26 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:42 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:59 – 11:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:15 – 12:32 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:32 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:49 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:05 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:22 – 17:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:39 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:22 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:05 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:49 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:32 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:15 – 03:59 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:59 – 05:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:42 – 07:26 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871519.27
Julian Day2459984.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1758°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)218.70°
🪷 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 (24.1758°), declination -14.81°, EoT -14.50 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: 2023-02-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)