पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · April 22, 2016 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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Also observed today
- मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
- वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
- कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
- चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
- चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
- वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.8 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्।
धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि युगे युगे।।4.8।।
धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि युगे युगे।।4.8।।
"4.8 To protect the righteous, to destroy the wicked and to establish the kingdom of God, I am reborn from age to age." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Svātī Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Vajra |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 8.27° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 186.29° | Tulā | Citrā P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 224.48° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P4 |
| बुध Budha | 27.36° | Meṣa | Kṛttikā P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 138.96° | Siṃha | Pūrva Phalgunī P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 355.89° | Mīna | Revatī P3 |
| शनि Śani | 231.51° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P2 |
☀️ Vancouver, Canada — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-8)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:07 UTC-8 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 19:15 UTC-8 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:11 UTC-8 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 18:55 UTC-8 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 05:12 UTC-8 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 14 Hours 08 Mins 07 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 9 Hours 51 Mins 53 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:14 – 04:10 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 03:56 – 05:07 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:43 – 12:39 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:32 – 15:29 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 19:03 – 19:27 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 19:15 – 19:50 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 19:00 – 20:45 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:43 – 00:39 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 10:25 – 12:11 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 15:43 – 17:29 |
| Gulika Kāla | 06:53 – 08:39 |
| Varjyam | 05:42 – 06:05 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:25 – 08:53 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Chala | 05:07 – 06:53 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 06:53 – 08:39 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 08:39 – 10:25 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 10:25 – 12:11 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 12:11 – 13:57 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 13:57 – 15:43 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 15:43 – 17:29 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 17:29 – 19:15 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 19:15 – 20:29 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 20:29 – 21:43 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 21:43 – 22:57 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 22:57 – 00:11 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 00:11 – 01:25 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 01:25 – 02:39 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 02:39 – 03:53 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 03:53 – 05:07 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 49.2827°
Longitude: -123.1207°
Timezone: UTC+-8
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5118 · Kali-5118 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1869035.27 · 5117.2 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2457500.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0808° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 178.98° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 15/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (24.0808°) · declination 12.29° · EoT 1.40 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2016-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)