पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · January 12, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.25 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते।

ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति।।4.25।।
"4.25 Some sages sacrifice to the Powers; others offer themselves on the alter of the Eternal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.12°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra274.63°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala251.07°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha243.22°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.66°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra231.57°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani310.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:05 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:36 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:29 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:13 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 31 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 28 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:57 – 07:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:22 – 08:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta16:24 – 16:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:36 – 16:58
Amṛta Kāla16:21 – 18:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:17 – 12:21
Yamaganda14:29 – 15:33
Gulika Kāla09:09 – 10:13
Varjyam08:26 – 08:40
Dur Muhūrta 10:04 – 10:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala08:05 – 09:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha09:09 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:13 – 11:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:17 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:21 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:25 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:29 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:33 – 16:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:36 – 18:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:33 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:29 – 22:25 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:25 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:21 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:17 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:13 – 06:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga06:09 – 08:05 (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)1871856.27
Julian Day2460321.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1887°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.59°
🪷 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 (24.1887°), declination -21.75°, EoT -8.27 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: 2024-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)