पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · August 8, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.24 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्।

सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः।।10.24।।
"10.24 Among the priests, know, O Arjuna, that I am the Apostle Brihaspati; of generals I am Skanda, the Commander-in-Chief, and of waters I am the Ocean." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.24'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya111.81°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra151.60°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha129.31°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.43°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra129.09°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani324.10°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:54 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:42 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:46 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:08 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 47 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 12 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:56 – 03:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:40 – 04:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:45
Godhūli Muhūrta19:30 – 19:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:42 – 20:19
Amṛta Kāla19:27 – 21:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:09 – 16:00
Yamaganda04:54 – 06:45
Gulika Kāla08:36 – 10:27
Varjyam05:31 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:54 – 06:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:45 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:36 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:27 – 12:18 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:18 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:09 – 16:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:00 – 17:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:51 – 19:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:42 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:51 – 22:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:00 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:09 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:18 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:27 – 02:36 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:36 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:45 – 04:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872065.27
Julian Day2460530.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1967°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.12°
🪷 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 (24.1967°), declination 16.04°, EoT -5.35 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: 2024-08-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)