पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · January 19, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.3 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स एवायं मया तेऽद्य योगः प्रोक्तः पुरातनः।

भक्तोऽसि मे सखा चेति रहस्यं ह्येतदुत्तमम्।।4.3।।
"4.3 It is the same ancient Path that I have now revealed to thee, since thou are My devotee and My friend. It is the supreme Secret." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya274.77°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra106.55°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala241.58°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha283.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati310.13°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra258.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani289.83°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:59 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:47 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:40 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:41 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 47 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 12 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:49 – 07:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:15 – 07:59
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta16:35 – 16:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:47 – 17:09
Amṛta Kāla16:32 – 18:17
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:23 – 13:29
Yamaganda09:05 – 10:11
Gulika Kāla11:17 – 12:23
Varjyam08:21 – 08:35
Dur Muhūrta 10:02 – 10:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:59 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:05 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:11 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:17 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:23 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:29 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:35 – 15:41 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:41 – 16:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:47 – 18:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:41 – 20:35 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:35 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:29 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:23 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:17 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:11 – 06:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:05 – 07:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871133.27
Julian Day2459598.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1610°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)192.64°
🪷 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 (24.1610°), declination -20.37°, EoT -10.66 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: 2022-01-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)