पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · February 3, 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 6.35 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलं।

अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते।।6.35।।
"6.35 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Doubtless, O Mighty One, the mind is fickle and exceedingly difficult to restrain, but, O Son of Kunti, with practice and renunciation it can be done." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra10.52°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala299.29°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha287.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.34°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra330.19°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani358.30°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:33 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:01 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:50 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 56 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 03 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:13 – 06:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:43 – 07:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:46 – 15:01
Yamaganda07:33 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:02 – 11:17
Varjyam07:58 – 08:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:33 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:48 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:02 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:17 – 12:32 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:32 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:46 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:01 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:15 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:30 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:15 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:01 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:46 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:32 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:17 – 04:02 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:02 – 05:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:48 – 07:33 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873339.27
Julian Day2461804.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2454°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)85.03°
🪷 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 (24.2454°), declination -16.71°, EoT -13.97 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: 2028-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)