पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · January 19, 2023 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.6 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्।सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ।।14.6।।

"14.6 O Sinless One! Of these, Purity, being luminous, strong and invulnerable, binds one by its yearning for happiness and illumination." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	274.51°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	234.61°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	43.90°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	253.55°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	339.61°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	295.48°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani	300.25°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	08:00 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:47 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:23 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:37 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:50 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	8 Hours 46 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	15 Hours 13 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	06:49 – 07:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	07:16 – 08:00
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:06 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:51 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:35 – 16:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:47 – 17:09
Amṛta Kāla	16:32 – 18:17
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:06 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:29 – 14:35
Yamaganda	08:00 – 09:06
Gulika Kāla	10:11 – 11:17
Varjyam	08:22 – 08:36
Dur Muhūrta	10:03 – 10:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	08:00 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	09:06 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	10:11 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	11:17 – 12:23 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:23 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:29 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:35 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	15:41 – 16:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	16:47 – 18:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	18:41 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:35 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:29 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:23 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	02:17 – 04:11 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	04:11 – 06:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	06:06 – 08:00 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 49.2827°

Longitude: -123.1207°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871498.27
Julian Day	2459963.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1750°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	322.05°

🪷 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 (24.1750°), declination -20.42°, EoT -10.66 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: 2023-01-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)