पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · February 12, 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 6.44 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः।

जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते।।6.44।।
"6.44 Unconsciously he will return to the practices of his old life; so that he who tries to realise spiritual consciousness is certainly superior to one who only talks of it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.44'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 Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya298.59°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra138.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala306.41°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha279.68°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati151.62°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra340.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani358.99°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:22 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:24 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:22 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 20 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 39 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:59 – 06:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:30 – 07:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:57 – 11:15
Yamaganda13:50 – 15:07
Gulika Kāla07:22 – 08:39
Varjyam07:48 – 08:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:47 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:22 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:39 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:57 – 11:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:15 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:32 – 13:50 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:50 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:07 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:25 – 17:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:42 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:25 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:07 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:50 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:32 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:15 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:57 – 05:39 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:39 – 07:22 (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)1873348.27
Julian Day2461813.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2457°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)198.53°
🪷 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 (24.2457°), declination -13.90°, EoT -14.59 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: 2028-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)