पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · January 20, 2023 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 14.7 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।
"14.7 Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.7'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra249.46°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.99°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha253.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati339.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra296.72°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani300.37°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:59 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:48 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:35 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:43 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 49 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 10 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:48 – 07:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:15 – 07:59
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta16:36 – 17:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:48 – 17:10
Amṛta Kāla16:33 – 18:18
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:17 – 12:23
Yamaganda14:36 – 15:42
Gulika Kāla09:05 – 10:11
Varjyam08:21 – 08:35
Dur Muhūrta 10:02 – 10:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:59 – 09:05 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha09:05 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:11 – 11:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:17 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:23 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:30 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:36 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:42 – 16:48 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:48 – 18:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:42 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:36 – 22:30 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:30 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:23 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:17 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:11 – 06:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga06:05 – 07:59 (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 Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871499.27
Julian Day2459964.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1750°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.12°
🪷 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 -20.21°, EoT -10.96 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: 2023-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)