पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · August 1, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.72 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कच्चिदेतच्छ्रुतं पार्थ त्वयैकाग्रेण चेतसा।कच्चिदज्ञानसंमोहः प्रनष्टस्ते धनञ्जय।।18.72।।
"18.72 O Arjuna! Hast thou listened attentively to My words? Has thy ignorance and thy delusion gone?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.72's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya104.88°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra20.20°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala126.89°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha103.98°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.42°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra137.53°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani286.15°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

Vancouver, Canada — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-8)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:44 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:53 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:17 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:02 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 09 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 50 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:43 – 03:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:28 – 04:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:50 – 15:51
Godhūli Muhūrta19:41 – 20:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:53 – 20:31
Amṛta Kāla19:38 – 21:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:59 – 19:53
Yamaganda12:19 – 14:12
Gulika Kāla16:06 – 17:59
Varjyam05:22 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:44 – 06:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:38 – 08:31 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:31 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:25 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:19 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:12 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga16:06 – 17:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:59 – 19:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:53 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:59 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg22:06 – 23:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:12 – 00:19 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:19 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:25 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:31 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:38 – 04:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 49.2827°
Longitude: -123.1207°
Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870962.27
Julian Day2459427.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1545°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.74°
🪷 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 (24.1545°), declination 18.00°, EoT -6.02 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: 2021-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)