पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · August 29, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: सुब्रह्मण्य षष्ठी — Subrahmaṇya Ṣaṣṭhī
Worship of Kārttikeya as Subrahmaṇya.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.34 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अकीर्तिं चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेऽव्ययाम्।

संभावितस्य चाकीर्तिर्मरणादतिरिच्यते।।2.34।।
"2.34 Men will talk forever of thy disgrace; and to the noble, dishonour is worse than death." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya131.76°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra197.38°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala169.41°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha117.13°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.02°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra99.46°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani336.08°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:59 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:38 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:43 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:59 – 19:32
Amṛta Kāla18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:38 – 12:18
Yamaganda15:38 – 17:19
Gulika Kāla07:17 – 08:58
Varjyam06:11 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:37 – 07:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:17 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:58 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:38 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:18 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:58 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:38 – 17:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:19 – 18:59 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:59 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:19 – 21:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:38 – 22:58 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:58 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:18 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:38 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:58 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:17 – 05:37 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872451.27
Julian Day2460916.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2114°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)68.45°
🪷 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 (24.2114°), declination 9.32°, EoT -0.50 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: 2025-08-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)