पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · August 18, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.40 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्माः सनातनाः।

धर्मे नष्टे कुलं कृत्स्नमधर्मोऽभिभवत्युत।।1.40।।
"1.40 The destruction of our kindred means the destruction of the traditions of our ancient lineage, and when these are lost, irreligion will overrun our homes." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.69°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra138.57°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala149.44°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha146.00°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.91°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra113.05°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani310.43°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:25 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:52 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:03 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 17 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 42 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:13 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:56 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta19:13 – 19:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:25 – 20:01
Amṛta Kāla19:10 – 20:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:29 – 12:16
Yamaganda15:50 – 17:38
Gulika Kāla06:54 – 08:42
Varjyam05:43 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:07 – 06:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:54 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:42 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:29 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:16 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:03 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:50 – 17:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:38 – 19:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:25 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:38 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:50 – 23:03 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:03 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:16 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:29 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:42 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:54 – 05:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871709.27
Julian Day2460174.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1831°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)20.07°
🪷 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 (24.1831°), declination 13.23°, EoT -3.53 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: 2023-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)