पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · January 28, 2023 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.15 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते।तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते।।14.15।।

"14.15 When Passion prevails, the soul is reborn among those who love activity; when Ignorance rules, it enters the wombs of the ignorant." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.15'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	283.66°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra	6.45°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	45.05°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	258.43°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	341.17°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	306.69°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani	301.29°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:50 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:01 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:25 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:57 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:56 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 10 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 49 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	06:37 – 07:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	07:04 – 07:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:07 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:57 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:49 – 17:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:01 – 17:24
Amṛta Kāla	16:46 – 18:31
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:07 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:08 – 11:17
Yamaganda	13:34 – 14:43
Gulika Kāla	07:50 – 08:59
Varjyam	08:13 – 08:28
Dur Muhūrta	09:59 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	07:50 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	08:59 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	10:08 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	11:17 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:25 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:34 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:43 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:52 – 17:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:01 – 18:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:52 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:43 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:34 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:25 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	02:17 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	04:08 – 05:59 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	05:59 – 07:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 49.2827°

Longitude: -123.1207°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871507.27
Julian Day	2459972.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1753°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	79.56°

🪷 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 (24.1753°), declination -18.31°, EoT -12.97 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: 2023-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)