पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · January 27, 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 4.11 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम्।

मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।4.11।।
"4.11 Howsoever men try to worship Me, so do I welcome them. By whatever path they travel, it leads to Me at last." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.11'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.91°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra211.91°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala247.37°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha274.43°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati311.91°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra256.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani290.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:51 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:00 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:13 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:10 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 08 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 51 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:38 – 07:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:05 – 07:51
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta16:48 – 17:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:00 – 17:22
Amṛta Kāla16:45 – 18:30
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:34 – 14:42
Yamaganda07:51 – 09:00
Gulika Kāla10:08 – 11:17
Varjyam08:14 – 08:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:59 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:51 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga09:00 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:08 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:17 – 12:25 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:25 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:34 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:42 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:51 – 17:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:00 – 18:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:51 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:42 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:34 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:25 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:17 – 04:08 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:08 – 06:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta06:00 – 07:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871141.27
Julian Day2459606.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1613°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)291.70°
🪷 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 (24.1613°), declination -18.50°, EoT -12.76 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: 2022-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)