पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · December 23, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.11 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम्।यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतसः।।15.11।।
"15.11 The saints with great effort find Him within themselves; but not the unintelligent, who in spite of every effort cannot control their minds." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.97°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra52.36°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.81°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha241.11°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.41°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra200.22°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani343.89°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:49 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:45 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:40 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:57 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 55 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 04 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:38 – 07:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:05 – 07:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta16:33 – 16:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:45 – 17:07
Amṛta Kāla16:30 – 18:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:17 – 13:24
Yamaganda08:56 – 10:03
Gulika Kāla11:10 – 12:17
Varjyam08:12 – 08:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:49 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:56 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:03 – 11:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:10 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:17 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:24 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:31 – 15:38 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:38 – 16:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:45 – 18:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:38 – 20:31 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:31 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:24 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:17 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:10 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:03 – 05:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:56 – 07:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturdaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872932.27
Julian Day2461397.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2298°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)165.54°
🪷 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 (24.2298°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2026-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)