पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · January 22, 2023 CE

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BG 14.9 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत।ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत।।14.9।।

"14.9 Purity brings happiness, Passion commotion, and Ignorance, which obscures wisdom, leads to a life of failure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	277.56°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	280.01°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	44.19°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	254.31°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	340.11°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	299.22°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani	300.59°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:57 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:51 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:24 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:05 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:02 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	8 Hours 54 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	15 Hours 05 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	06:46 – 07:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	07:12 – 07:57
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:06 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:53 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:39 – 17:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:51 – 17:13
Amṛta Kāla	16:36 – 18:21
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:06 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:44 – 16:51
Yamaganda	12:24 – 13:31
Gulika Kāla	14:38 – 15:44
Varjyam	08:19 – 08:33
Dur Muhūrta	10:02 – 10:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	07:57 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	09:04 – 10:10 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	10:10 – 11:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	11:17 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:24 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:31 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:38 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:44 – 16:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	16:51 – 18:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:44 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:38 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:31 – 00:24 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:24 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	02:17 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	04:10 – 06:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	06:04 – 07:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 49.2827°

Longitude: -123.1207°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871501.27
Julian Day	2459966.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1751°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	1.91°

🪷 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 (24.1751°), declination -19.77°, EoT -11.54 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: 2023-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)