पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · May 14, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.47 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना।

श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः।।6.47।।
"6.47 I look upon him as the best of mystics who, full of faith, worshippeth Me and abideth in Me."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.09°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra180.21°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala327.31°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha40.07°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati336.42°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra348.60°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani300.75°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:31 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:47 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:54 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:32 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 15 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 44 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:29 – 03:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:15 – 04:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta19:35 – 19:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:47 – 20:25
Amṛta Kāla19:32 – 21:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:20 – 10:14
Yamaganda14:03 – 15:58
Gulika Kāla04:31 – 06:25
Varjyam05:09 – 05:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:31 – 06:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:25 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:20 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:14 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:09 – 14:03 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:03 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:58 – 17:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:52 – 19:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:47 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:52 – 21:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:58 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:03 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:09 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:14 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:20 – 03:25 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:25 – 04:31 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871248.27
Julian Day2459713.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1654°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)151.23°
🪷 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 (24.1654°), declination 18.58°, EoT 3.76 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: 2022-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)