पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · August 17, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.33 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च।

अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताऽहं विश्वतोमुखः।।10.33।।
"10.33 Of letters I am A; I am the copulative in compound words; I am Time inexhaustible; and I am the all-pervading Preserver." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.44°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra263.54°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala53.70°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha123.87°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.84°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra140.14°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani323.53°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:26 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:38 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:59 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 18 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 41 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:12 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:55 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta19:14 – 19:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:26 – 20:01
Amṛta Kāla19:11 – 20:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:42 – 10:29
Yamaganda14:04 – 15:51
Gulika Kāla05:07 – 06:54
Varjyam05:43 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:07 – 06:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:54 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:42 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:29 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:16 – 14:04 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:04 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:51 – 17:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:38 – 19:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:26 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:38 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:51 – 23:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:04 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:16 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:29 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:42 – 03:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:54 – 05:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872074.27
Julian Day2460539.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1970°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.84°
🪷 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 (24.1970°), declination 13.31°, EoT -3.75 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: 2024-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)