पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · December 28, 2030 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 18.3 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः।

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे।।18.3।।
"18.3 Some philosophers say that all action is evil and should be abandoned. Others that acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.04°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra298.08°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala175.67°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha231.05°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.31°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra268.38°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani38.73°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā 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)10:15 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:32 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 57 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 03 Mins 00 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 Kāla10:05 – 11:12
Yamaganda13:27 – 14:34
Gulika Kāla07:51 – 08:58
Varjyam08:13 – 08:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:51 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:58 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:05 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:12 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:19 – 13:27 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:27 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:34 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:41 – 16:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:48 – 18:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:41 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:34 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:27 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:19 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:12 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:05 – 05:58 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:58 – 07:51 (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 Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874398.27
Julian Day2462863.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2859°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.92°
🪷 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 (24.2859°), declination -23.29°, 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: 2030-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)