पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · May 10, 2023 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 18.18 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना।करणं कर्म कर्तेति त्रिविधः कर्मसंग्रहः।।18.18।।
"18.18 Knowledge, the knower and the object of knowledge, these are the three incentives to action; and the act, the actor and the instrument are the threefold constituents." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya24.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra260.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.51°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha12.38°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati4.31°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra68.21°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani311.91°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:59 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:29 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:27 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:28 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 30 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 29 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:03 – 04:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:46 – 04:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta19:17 – 19:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:29 – 20:05
Amṛta Kāla19:14 – 20:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:14 – 14:03
Yamaganda06:47 – 08:36
Gulika Kāla10:25 – 12:14
Varjyam05:35 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:59 – 06:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:47 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:36 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:25 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:14 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:03 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:51 – 17:40 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:40 – 19:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:29 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:40 – 21:51 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:51 – 23:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:03 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:14 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:25 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:36 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:47 – 04:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871609.27
Julian Day2460074.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1792°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)234.97°
🪷 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 (24.1792°), declination 17.51°, EoT 3.68 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: 2023-05-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)