पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · February 15, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.16 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अनेकचित्तविभ्रान्ता मोहजालसमावृताः।प्रसक्ताः कामभोगेषु पतन्ति नरकेऽशुचौ।।16.16।।
"16.16 Perplexed by discordant thoughts, entangled in the snares of desire, infatuated by passion, they sink into the horrors of hell." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.16'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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya302.40°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra150.34°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.96°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha306.42°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.22°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra342.25°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani324.91°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:22 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:05 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:32 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:01 – 06:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:31 – 07:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:55 – 11:11
Yamaganda13:43 – 15:00
Gulika Kāla07:22 – 08:38
Varjyam07:48 – 08:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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):
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 Kāla07:22 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:38 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:55 – 11:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:11 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:27 – 13:43 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:43 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:00 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:16 – 17:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:32 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:16 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:00 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:43 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:27 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:11 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:55 – 05:38 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:38 – 07:22 (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)1872256.27
Julian Day2460721.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2040°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)210.54°
🪷 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 (24.2040°), declination -12.65°, EoT -14.57 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: 2025-02-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)