पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · January 3, 2023 CE

Also observed today

धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.25 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

ध्यानेनात्मनि पश्यन्ति केचिदात्मानमात्मना।अन्ये सांख्येन योगेन कर्मयोगेन चापरे।।13.25।।

"13.25 Some realise the Supreme by meditating, by its aid, on the Self within, others by pure reason, others by right action." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	258.21°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	34.87°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	44.30°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	267.82°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	337.28°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	275.47°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani	298.53°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	08:08 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:26 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:17 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:40 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:08 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	8 Hours 17 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	15 Hours 42 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	07:02 – 07:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	07:27 – 08:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:00 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:13
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:14 – 16:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:26 – 16:47
Amṛta Kāla	16:11 – 17:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:00 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:22 – 15:24
Yamaganda	10:13 – 11:15
Gulika Kāla	12:17 – 13:19
Varjyam	08:29 – 08:42
Dur Muhūrta	10:04 – 10:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	08:08 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	09:10 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	10:13 – 11:15 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	11:15 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:17 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:19 – 14:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:22 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:24 – 16:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	16:26 – 18:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:24 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:22 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:19 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:17 – 02:15 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	02:15 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	04:13 – 06:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	06:10 – 08:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 49.2827°

Longitude: -123.1207°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871482.27
Julian Day	2459947.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1744°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	135.14°

🪷 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 (24.1744°), declination -22.86°, EoT -4.59 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: 2023-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)