पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 18, 2025 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 15.8 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्।।15.8।।
"15.8 When the Supreme Lord enters a body or leaves it, He gathers these senses together and travels on with them, as the wind gathers perfume while passing through the flowers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.99°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra142.46°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala90.87°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha259.64°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.55°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra320.57°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani321.89°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:46 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:18 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:05 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 23 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 36 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:31 – 07:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:59 – 07:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:33
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:07 – 11:17
Yamaganda13:38 – 14:49
Gulika Kāla07:46 – 08:57
Varjyam08:10 – 08:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:58 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-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 Kāla07:46 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:57 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:07 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:17 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:28 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:38 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:49 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:59 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:09 – 18:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:59 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:49 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:38 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:28 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:17 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:07 – 05:57 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:57 – 07:46 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872228.27
Julian Day2460693.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2029°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)230.23°
🪷 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 (24.2029°), declination -20.52°, EoT -10.35 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: 2025-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)