पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · July 21, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.12 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तस्य संजनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः।

सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान्।।1.12।।
"1.12 Then to enliven his spirits, the brave Grandfather Bheeshma, eldest of the Kuru-clan, blew his conch, till it sounded like a lion's roar." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya93.88°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra129.72°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala131.95°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha113.41°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.21°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra123.98°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani312.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:54 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:53 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:05 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:29 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 58 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 01 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:55 – 03:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:40 – 04:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:53 – 15:53
Godhūli Muhūrta19:41 – 20:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:53 – 20:30
Amṛta Kāla19:38 – 21:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:31 – 12:24
Yamaganda16:08 – 18:00
Gulika Kāla06:47 – 08:39
Varjyam05:32 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Chala04:54 – 06:47 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:47 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:39 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:31 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:24 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:16 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:08 – 18:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala18:00 – 19:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:53 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg21:00 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:08 – 23:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:16 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:24 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:31 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:39 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:47 – 04:54 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871681.27
Julian Day2460146.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1820°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)39.23°
🪷 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 (24.1820°), declination 20.55°, EoT -6.05 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: 2023-07-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)