पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 1, 2028 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 6.2 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव।

न ह्यसंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन।।6.2।।
"6.2 O Arjuna! Renunciation is in fact what is called Right Action. No one can become spiritual who has not renounced all desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.88°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra301.84°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala273.30°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha267.11°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.87°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra290.42°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani356.85°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:52 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:51 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:12 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:38 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 59 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 00 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:40 – 07:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:07 – 07:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta16:39 – 17:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:51 – 17:13
Amṛta Kāla16:36 – 18:21
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:06 – 11:14
Yamaganda13:29 – 14:36
Gulika Kāla07:52 – 08:59
Varjyam08:14 – 08:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:52 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:59 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:06 – 11:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:14 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:21 – 13:29 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:29 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:36 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:43 – 16:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:51 – 18:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:43 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:36 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:29 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:21 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:14 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:06 – 05:59 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:59 – 07:52 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873306.27
Julian Day2461771.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2441°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)49.55°
🪷 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 (24.2441°), declination -23.05°, EoT -3.71 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: 2028-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)