पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · August 2, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.18 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन।

भूयः कथय तृप्तिर्हि श्रृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम्।।10.18।।
"10.18 Tell me again, I pray, about the fullness of Thy power and Thy glory; for I feel that I am never satisfied when I listen to Thy immortal words." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya106.06°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra77.58°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.79°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha129.25°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.40°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra121.72°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani324.43°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:39 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:51 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:09 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 31 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 28 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:11 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:55 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:47
Godhūli Muhūrta19:27 – 19:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:39 – 20:16
Amṛta Kāla19:24 – 21:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:35 – 12:23
Yamaganda16:01 – 17:50
Gulika Kāla06:57 – 08:46
Varjyam05:44 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Chala05:08 – 06:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:57 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:46 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:35 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:23 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:12 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:01 – 17:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:50 – 19:39 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:39 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:50 – 22:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:01 – 23:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:12 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:23 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:35 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:46 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:57 – 05:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872059.27
Julian Day2460524.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1964°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)331.80°
🪷 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 (24.1964°), declination 17.67°, EoT -5.95 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: 2024-08-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)