पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · August 5, 2022 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 9.25 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
यान्ति देवव्रता देवान् पितृ़न्यान्ति पितृव्रताः।

भूतानि यान्ति भूतेज्या यान्ति मद्याजिनोऽपि माम्।।9.25।।
"9.25 The votaries of the lesser Powers go to them; the devotees of spirits go to them; they who worship the Powers of Darkness, to such Powers shall they go; and so, too, those who worship Me shall come to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya108.47°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra193.25°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala26.10°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha126.76°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.44°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra87.32°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani298.51°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:49 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:47 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:01 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:54 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 58 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 01 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:49 – 03:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:34 – 04:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:48
Godhūli Muhūrta19:35 – 19:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:47 – 20:25
Amṛta Kāla19:32 – 21:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:26 – 12:18
Yamaganda16:03 – 17:55
Gulika Kāla06:41 – 08:34
Varjyam05:27 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:49 – 06:41 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:41 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:34 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:26 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:18 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:10 – 16:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:03 – 17:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:55 – 19:47 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:47 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:55 – 22:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:03 – 23:10 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:10 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:18 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:26 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:34 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:41 – 04:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871331.27
Julian Day2459796.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1686°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.09°
🪷 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 (24.1686°), declination 17.01°, EoT -5.70 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: 2022-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)