पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · March 8, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.44 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्।परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्।।18.44।।
"18.44 Agriculture, protection of the cow and trade are the duty of a trader, again in accordance with his nature. The duty of a servant is to serve, and that too agrees with his nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya323.49°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra242.18°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.16°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha307.46°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.12°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra319.16°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani13.40°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:37 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:30 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:56 – 15:22
Yamaganda06:43 – 08:09
Gulika Kāla09:36 – 11:03
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:43 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:09 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:36 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:03 – 12:29 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:29 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:56 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:22 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:49 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:15 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:49 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:22 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:56 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:29 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:03 – 03:36 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:36 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:09 – 06:43 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873738.27
Julian Day2462203.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2607°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)275.59°
🪷 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 (24.2607°), declination -4.84°, EoT -11.53 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: 2029-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)