पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 22, 2028 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 6.23 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्।

स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा।।6.23।।
"6.23 This inner severance from the affliction of misery is spirituality. It should be practised with determination and with a heart which refuses to be depressed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.27°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra226.10°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala289.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha294.58°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.93°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra315.89°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani357.56°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:44 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:31 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:37 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 29 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 30 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:28 – 07:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:57 – 07:44
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:07 – 11:18
Yamaganda13:40 – 14:51
Gulika Kāla07:44 – 08:56
Varjyam08:08 – 08:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:44 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:56 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:07 – 11:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:18 – 12:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:29 – 13:40 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:40 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:51 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:03 – 17:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:14 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:03 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:51 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:40 – 00:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:29 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:18 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:07 – 05:56 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:56 – 07:44 (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)1873327.27
Julian Day2461792.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2449°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.75°
🪷 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 (24.2449°), declination -19.82°, EoT -11.54 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: 2028-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)