पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · February 14, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.15 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया।यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः।।16.15।।
"16.15 I am rich, I am well-bred; who is there to compare with me? I will sacrifice, I will give, I will pay - and I will enjoy. Thus blinded by Ignorance," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya301.39°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra138.11°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala83.08°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha304.60°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.18°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra341.72°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani324.79°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:24 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:58 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:10 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 06 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 53 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:03 – 06:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:33 – 07:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:11 – 12:27
Yamaganda14:59 – 16:15
Gulika Kāla08:40 – 09:55
Varjyam07:49 – 08:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:45 – 10:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Chala07:24 – 08:40 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:40 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:55 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:11 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:27 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:43 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:59 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:15 – 17:30 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:30 – 19:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:15 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:59 – 22:43 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:43 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:27 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:11 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:55 – 05:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:40 – 07:24 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872255.27
Julian Day2460720.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2039°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)198.99°
🪷 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 (24.2039°), declination -12.99°, EoT -14.59 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: 2025-02-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)