पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · August 7, 2024 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 10.23 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्।

वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्।।10.23।।
"10.23 Among Forces of Vitality I am the life, I am Mammon to the heathen and the godless; I am the Energy in fire, earth, wind, sky, heaven, sun, moon and planets; and among mountains am the Mount Meru." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya110.85°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra139.70°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.14°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha129.52°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.26°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra127.86°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani324.16°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:53 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:43 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:40 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:47 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 50 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 09 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:54 – 03:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:46
Godhūli Muhūrta19:31 – 19:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:43 – 20:20
Amṛta Kāla19:28 – 21:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:18 – 14:09
Yamaganda06:44 – 08:35
Gulika Kāla10:27 – 12:18
Varjyam05:30 – 05:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 Labha04:53 – 06:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:44 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:35 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:27 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:18 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:09 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:01 – 17:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:52 – 19:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:43 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:52 – 22:01 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:01 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:09 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:18 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:27 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:35 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:44 – 04:53 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872064.27
Julian Day2460529.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1966°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)31.81°
🪷 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 (24.1966°), declination 16.32°, EoT -5.48 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: 2024-08-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)