पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · August 29, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.4 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।

इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।
"2.4 Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, who should receive my reverence?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.4'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya131.29°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra282.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala156.46°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha146.20°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.34°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra108.28°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani309.60°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:00 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:34 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:10 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:00 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:39 – 17:19
Yamaganda08:57 – 10:38
Gulika Kāla12:18 – 13:58
Varjyam06:10 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:37 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:17 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:57 – 10:38 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:38 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:18 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:58 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:39 – 17:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:19 – 19:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:00 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:19 – 21:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:39 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:58 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:18 – 01:38 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:38 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:57 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:17 – 05:37 (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)1871720.27
Julian Day2460185.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1835°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)152.66°
🪷 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 (24.1835°), declination 9.50°, EoT -0.50 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: 2023-08-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)