पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · October 18, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.2 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
इदं ज्ञानमुपाश्रित्य मम साधर्म्यमागताः।सर्गेऽपि नोपजायन्ते प्रलये न व्यथन्ति च।।14.2।।
"14.2 Dwelling in Wisdom and realising My Divinity, they are not born again when the universe is re-created at the beginning of every cycle, nor are they affected when it is dissolved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya180.93°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra179.69°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala121.80°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha162.45°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati167.33°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra143.86°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani14.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:30 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:25 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:02 – 13:24
Yamaganda07:57 – 09:19
Gulika Kāla10:40 – 12:02
Varjyam07:02 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:35 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:57 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:19 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:40 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:02 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:24 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:46 – 16:07 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:07 – 17:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:29 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:07 – 20:46 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:46 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:24 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:02 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:40 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:19 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:57 – 06:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873597.27
Julian Day2462062.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2553°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)359.67°
🪷 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 (24.2553°), declination -9.75°, EoT 15.40 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: 2028-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)