पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 30, 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 5.1 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि।

यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्िचतम्।।5.1।।
"5.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! At one moment Thou praisest renunciation of action; at another, right action. Tell me truly, I pray, which of these is the more conducive to my highest welfare?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.43°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra152.35°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala264.66°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha266.27°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.92°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra253.71°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani312.12°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:37 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:30 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:47 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 47 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 12 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:19 – 06:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:48 – 07:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:58 – 16:11
Yamaganda10:04 – 11:18
Gulika Kāla12:31 – 13:44
Varjyam08:02 – 08:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:37 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:51 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:04 – 11:18 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:18 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:31 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:44 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:58 – 16:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:11 – 17:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:24 – 19:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:11 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:58 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:44 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:31 – 02:18 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:18 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:04 – 05:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:51 – 07:37 (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)1871874.27
Julian Day2460339.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1894°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)230.38°
🪷 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 (24.1894°), declination -17.84°, EoT -13.36 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: 2024-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)