पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · May 20, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।
"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya34.62°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra39.21°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala95.15°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha12.16°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.60°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra78.92°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani312.44°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:48 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:40 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:03 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:01 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 52 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 07 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:49 – 03:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:34 – 04:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta19:28 – 19:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:40 – 20:17
Amṛta Kāla19:25 – 21:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:31 – 10:22
Yamaganda14:05 – 15:57
Gulika Kāla04:48 – 06:39
Varjyam05:25 – 05:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:48 – 06:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:39 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:31 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:22 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:14 – 14:05 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:05 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:57 – 17:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:48 – 19:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:40 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:48 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:57 – 23:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:05 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:14 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:22 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:31 – 03:39 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:39 – 04:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871619.27
Julian Day2460084.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1796°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.62°
🪷 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 (24.1796°), declination 19.89°, EoT 3.60 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: 2023-05-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)