पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · July 19, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.10 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अपर्याप्तं तदस्माकं बलं भीष्माभिरक्षितम्।

पर्याप्तं त्विदमेतेषां बलं भीमाभिरक्षितम्।।1.10।।
"1.10 Yet our army seems the weaker, though commanded by Bheeshma; their army seems the stronger, though commanded by Bheema." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.97°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra105.96°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.72°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha110.02°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra123.76°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani312.33°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:27 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:10 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:43 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:45 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 43 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 16 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:21 – 03:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:08 – 04:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:56 – 15:58
Godhūli Muhūrta19:58 – 20:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:10 – 20:49
Amṛta Kāla19:55 – 21:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:18 – 14:16
Yamaganda06:25 – 08:23
Gulika Kāla10:21 – 12:18
Varjyam05:06 – 05:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:07 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:27 – 06:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:25 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:23 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:21 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:18 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:16 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:14 – 18:12 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha18:12 – 20:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg20:10 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala21:12 – 22:14 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:14 – 23:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:16 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:18 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:21 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:23 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:25 – 04:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871679.27
Julian Day2460144.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1819°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)16.33°
🪷 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 (24.1819°), declination 20.92°, EoT -5.93 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: 2023-07-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)