पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · October 9, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.45 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन।

निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान्।।2.45।।
"2.45 The Vedic Scriptures tell of the three constituents of life - the Qualities. Rise above all of them, O Arjuna, above all the pairs of opposing sensations; be steady in truth, free from worldly anxieties and centered in the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya171.31°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra108.61°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.41°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha162.60°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.49°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra125.45°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani306.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:42 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:04 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:48 – 09:13
Yamaganda10:39 – 12:04
Gulika Kāla13:29 – 14:55
Varjyam06:51 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:23 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:48 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:13 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:39 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:04 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:29 – 14:55 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:55 – 16:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:20 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:45 – 19:20 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:20 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:55 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:29 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:04 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:39 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:13 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:48 – 06:23 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871761.27
Julian Day2460226.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1850°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)295.43°
🪷 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 (24.1850°), declination -6.10°, EoT 13.49 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: 2023-10-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)