पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · October 29, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.9 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्।अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय।।12.9।।
"12.9 But if thou canst not fix thy mind firmly on Me, then, My beloved friend, try to do so by constant practice." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya191.91°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra154.17°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala93.24°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha208.66°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.47°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra229.02°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani318.85°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:56 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:18 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:32 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 00 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 59 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:36 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:06 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:44 – 17:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:56 – 17:21
Amṛta Kāla16:41 – 18:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:26 – 15:41
Yamaganda09:26 – 10:41
Gulika Kāla11:56 – 13:11
Varjyam07:21 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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):
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 Roga06:56 – 08:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:11 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:26 – 10:41 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:41 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:56 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:11 – 14:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:26 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:41 – 16:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:56 – 18:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:41 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:26 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:11 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:56 – 01:41 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:41 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:26 – 05:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:11 – 06:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872147.27
Julian Day2460612.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1998°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)320.56°
🪷 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 (24.1998°), declination -13.56°, EoT 16.43 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: 2024-10-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)