पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 23, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.36 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अपि चेदसि पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पापकृत्तमः।

सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि।।4.36।।
"4.36 Be thou the greatest of sinners, yet thou shalt cross over all sin by the ferryboat of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.32°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra67.42°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala259.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha256.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.31°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra245.08°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani311.35°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:44 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:44 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:07 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 31 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 28 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:27 – 07:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:56 – 07:44
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:52 – 16:04
Yamaganda10:06 – 11:18
Gulika Kāla12:29 – 13:41
Varjyam08:07 – 08:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:44 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:55 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:06 – 11:18 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:18 – 12:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:29 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:41 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:52 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:04 – 17:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:15 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:04 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:52 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:41 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:29 – 02:18 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:18 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:06 – 05:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:55 – 07:44 (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)1871867.27
Julian Day2460332.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1891°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.93°
🪷 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 (24.1891°), declination -19.60°, EoT -11.81 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: 2024-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)