पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · March 21, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कामदा एकादशी — Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Fulfills righteous desires; removes brahma-hatyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.23 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्।

स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा।।6.23।।
"6.23 This inner severance from the affliction of misery is spirituality. It should be practised with determination and with a heart which refuses to be depressed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya336.73°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra110.62°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.97°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha354.22°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.90°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra316.80°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani318.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:12 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:30 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:57 – 15:28
Yamaganda06:19 – 07:51
Gulika Kāla09:22 – 10:54
Varjyam06:50 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:19 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:51 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:22 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:54 – 12:25 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:25 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:57 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:28 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:00 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:31 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:00 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:28 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:57 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:25 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:54 – 03:22 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:22 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:51 – 06:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871925.27
Julian Day2460390.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1913°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.65°
🪷 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 (24.1913°), declination 0.37°, EoT -7.84 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: 2024-03-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)