पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 28, 2027 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 17.3 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः।।17.3।।
"17.3 The faith of every man conforms to his nature. By nature he is full of faith. He is in fact what his faith makes him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.64°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra177.02°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.77°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha299.83°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.40°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra237.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani345.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:39 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:53 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:55 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 43 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 16 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:21 – 07:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:50 – 07:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:43 – 14:56
Yamaganda07:39 – 08:52
Gulika Kāla10:05 – 11:18
Varjyam08:03 – 08:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:39 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:52 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:05 – 11:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:18 – 12:31 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:31 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:43 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:56 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:09 – 17:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:22 – 19:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:09 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:56 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:43 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:31 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:18 – 04:05 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:05 – 05:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:52 – 07:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872968.27
Julian Day2461433.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2312°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)250.74°
🪷 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 (24.2312°), declination -18.30°, 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: 2027-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)