पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · December 28, 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 17.2 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचत्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा।सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां श्रृणु।।17.2।।
"17.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Man has an inherent faith in one or another of the Qualities -Purity, Passion and Ignorance. Now listen." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.2'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.56°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra28.32°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.01°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha271.43°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati180.17°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra231.47°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani10.19°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:51 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:48 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:05 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:40 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 57 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 02 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:39 – 07:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:06 – 07:51
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta16:36 – 17:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:48 – 17:10
Amṛta Kāla16:33 – 18:18
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:27 – 14:34
Yamaganda07:51 – 08:58
Gulika Kāla10:05 – 11:12
Varjyam08:13 – 08:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:51 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:58 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:05 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:12 – 12:19 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:19 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:27 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:34 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:41 – 16:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:48 – 18:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:41 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:34 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:27 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:19 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:12 – 04:05 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:05 – 05:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:58 – 07:51 (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 Dvādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873668.27
Julian Day2462133.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2580°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.36°
🪷 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 (24.2580°), declination -23.26°, EoT -1.89 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: 2028-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)