पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · May 13, 2023 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.21 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान्।वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम्।।18.21।।

"18.21 The knowledge which thinks of the manifold existence in all beings as separate - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	27.87°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra	303.62°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	91.19°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
बुध Budha	11.52°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	5.00°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra	71.47°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
शनि Śani	312.08°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:33 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:45 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:09 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:26 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:37 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	15 Hours 12 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	8 Hours 47 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:31 – 03:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:17 – 04:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:41 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:33 – 19:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:45 – 20:23
Amṛta Kāla	19:30 – 21:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:21 – 10:15
Yamaganda	14:03 – 15:57
Gulika Kāla	04:33 – 06:27
Varjyam	05:11 – 05:35
Dur Muhūrta	08:05 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	04:33 – 06:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:27 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:21 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:15 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:09 – 14:03 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	14:03 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:57 – 17:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:51 – 19:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	19:45 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:51 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:57 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	23:03 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:09 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:15 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:21 – 03:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:27 – 04:33 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871612.27
Julian Day	2460077.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1793°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	275.36°

🪷 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 (24.1793°), declination 18.28°, EoT 3.75 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: 2023-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)