पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · March 6, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.5 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
दैवी सम्पद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता।मा शुचः सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव।।16.5।।
"16.5 Godly qualities lead to liberation; godless to bondage. Do not be anxious, Prince! Thou hast the Godly qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya321.02°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra124.50°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala56.70°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha310.85°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati348.85°MīnaRevatī P1
शुक्र Śukra352.29°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani305.72°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:47 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:34 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:13 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:47
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:13 – 09:38
Yamaganda11:04 – 12:30
Gulika Kāla13:55 – 15:21
Varjyam07:16 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:47 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:13 – 09:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:38 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:04 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:30 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:55 – 15:21 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:21 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:46 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:12 – 19:46 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:46 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:21 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:55 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:30 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:04 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:38 – 05:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:13 – 06:47 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871544.27
Julian Day2460009.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1767°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.72°
🪷 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 (24.1767°), declination -5.83°, EoT -12.00 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: 2023-03-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)