पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 28, 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 15.18 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः।।15.18।।
"15.18 Beyond comparison of the Eternal with the non-eternal am I, Who am called by scriptures and sages the Supreme Personality, the Highest God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.18'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra265.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.14°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha275.39°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.12°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra329.65°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani322.90°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:38 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:42 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:48 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 44 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 15 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:21 – 06:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:50 – 07:38
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:57 – 16:10
Yamaganda10:04 – 11:17
Gulika Kāla12:31 – 13:44
Varjyam08:03 – 08:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:38 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:51 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:04 – 11:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:17 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:31 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:44 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:57 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:10 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:23 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:10 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:57 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:44 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:31 – 02:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:17 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:04 – 05:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:51 – 07:38 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872238.27
Julian Day2460703.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2033°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.11°
🪷 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 (24.2033°), declination -18.17°, EoT -12.97 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: 2025-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)