पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · June 20, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: रथ यात्रा — Ratha-Yātrā (Jagannātha Puri)
Jagannātha's annual ratha-yātrā at Puri.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.59 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।
"18.59 If thou in thy vanity thinkest of avoiding this fight, thy will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.59's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya64.32°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
चन्द्र Candra85.25°MithunaPunarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala113.20°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha50.82°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.13°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra108.30°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani313.10°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:06 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:21 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:41 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:34 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)16 Hours 14 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)7 Hours 45 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta01:56 – 03:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā02:45 – 04:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:56 – 16:01
Godhūli Muhūrta20:09 – 20:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:21 – 21:02
Amṛta Kāla20:06 – 21:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:17 – 18:19
Yamaganda08:10 – 10:12
Gulika Kāla12:14 – 14:16
Varjyam04:47 – 05:13
Dur Muhūrta 07:54 – 08:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:06 – 06:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:08 – 08:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:10 – 10:12 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:12 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:14 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:16 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:17 – 18:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga18:19 – 20:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla20:21 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha21:19 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:17 – 23:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:16 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:14 – 01:12 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:12 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:10 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:08 – 04:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 49.2827°
Longitude: -123.1207°
Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871650.27
Julian Day2460115.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1808°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.68°
🪷 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 (24.1808°), declination 23.43°, EoT -1.24 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: 2023-06-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)