पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 10, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.23 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
गतसङ्गस्य मुक्तस्य ज्ञानावस्थितचेतसः।

यज्ञायाचरतः कर्म समग्रं प्रविलीयते।।4.23।।
"4.23 He who is without attachment, free, his mind centered in wisdom, his actions, being done as a sacrifice, leave no trace behind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra245.59°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala249.58°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha241.37°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.58°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra229.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani310.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:51 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:59 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:41 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:33 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 08 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 51 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:37 – 07:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:05 – 07:51
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta16:47 – 17:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:59 – 17:22
Amṛta Kāla16:44 – 18:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:25 – 13:34
Yamaganda08:59 – 10:08
Gulika Kāla11:16 – 12:25
Varjyam08:13 – 08:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:59 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:51 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:59 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:08 – 11:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:16 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:25 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:34 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:42 – 15:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:51 – 16:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:59 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:51 – 20:42 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:42 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:34 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:25 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:16 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:08 – 05:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:59 – 07:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871854.27
Julian Day2460319.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1886°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.90°
🪷 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 (24.1886°), declination -22.05°, EoT -7.50 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: 2024-01-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)