पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · August 22, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: सुब्रह्मण्य षष्ठी — Subrahmaṇya Ṣaṣṭhī
Worship of Kārttikeya as Subrahmaṇya.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.44 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन।

नरकेऽनियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम।।1.44।।
"1.44 The wise say, my Lord, that they are forever lost, whose ancient traditions are lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.54°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra186.73°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala151.98°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha147.34°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.11°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra110.88°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani310.13°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:11 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:46 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:46 – 17:29
Yamaganda08:54 – 10:37
Gulika Kāla12:20 – 14:03
Varjyam06:03 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:29 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:12 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:54 – 10:37 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:37 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:20 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:03 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:46 – 17:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:29 – 19:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:11 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:29 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:46 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:03 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:20 – 01:37 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:37 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:54 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:12 – 05:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871713.27
Julian Day2460178.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1832°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.23°
🪷 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 (24.1832°), declination 11.92°, EoT -2.54 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: 2023-08-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)