पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · March 23, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.25 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया।

आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।6.25।।
"6.25 Little by little, by the help of his reason controlled by fortitude, let him attain peace; and, fixing his mind on the Self, let him not think of any other thing." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.25'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya338.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra134.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala305.53°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha356.81°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.31°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra319.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani318.47°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:12 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:23 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:20 – 10:52
Yamaganda13:57 – 15:29
Gulika Kāla06:16 – 07:48
Varjyam06:46 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:16 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:48 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:20 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:52 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:25 – 13:57 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:57 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:29 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:02 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:34 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:02 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:29 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:57 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:25 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:52 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:20 – 04:48 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:48 – 06:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871927.27
Julian Day2460392.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1914°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)154.63°
🪷 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 (24.1914°), declination 1.15°, EoT -7.21 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: 2024-03-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)