पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · January 22, 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 4.6 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन्।

प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय संभवाम्यात्ममायया।।4.6।।
"4.6 have no beginning. Though I am imperishable, as well as Lord of all that exists, yet by My own will and power do I manifest Myself." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.6'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.82°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra144.47°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala243.75°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha280.67°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati310.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra257.59°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani290.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:57 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:52 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:06 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:55 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 55 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 04 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:45 – 07:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:12 – 07:57
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta16:40 – 17:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:52 – 17:14
Amṛta Kāla16:37 – 18:22
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:10 – 11:17
Yamaganda13:31 – 14:38
Gulika Kāla07:57 – 09:03
Varjyam08:19 – 08:33
Dur Muhūrta 10:01 – 10:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:57 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha09:03 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:10 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:17 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:24 – 13:31 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:31 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:38 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:45 – 16:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:52 – 18:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:45 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:38 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:31 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:24 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:17 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:10 – 06:03 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha06:03 – 07:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871136.27
Julian Day2459601.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1611°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)228.61°
🪷 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 (24.1611°), declination -19.72°, EoT -11.54 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: 2022-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)