पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · November 1, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.68 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः।

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.68।।
"2.68 Therefore, O Might-in-Arms, he who keeps his senses detached from their objects - take it that his reason is purified." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.68's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya194.17°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra54.76°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.12°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha201.16°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra147.62°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani306.42°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:36 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:41 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:40 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:10 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:17
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:56 – 13:10
Yamaganda08:14 – 09:28
Gulika Kāla10:42 – 11:56
Varjyam07:24 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:59 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:14 – 09:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:28 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:42 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:56 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:10 – 14:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:24 – 15:39 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:39 – 16:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:53 – 18:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:39 – 20:24 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:24 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:10 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:56 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:42 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:28 – 05:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:14 – 06:59 (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)1871784.27
Julian Day2460249.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1859°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.48°
🪷 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 (24.1859°), declination -14.29°, EoT 16.44 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: 2023-11-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)