पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · May 7, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.45 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यभिरतः संसिद्धिं लभते नरः।स्वकर्मनिरतः सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच्छृणु।।18.45।।
"18.45 Perfection is attained when each attends diligently to his duty. Listen and I will tell you how it is attained by him who always minds his own duty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya22.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra140.71°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala103.81°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha359.64°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati58.33°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra339.37°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani334.33°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:41 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:37 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:30 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:33 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 56 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 03 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:41 – 03:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:26 – 04:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta19:25 – 19:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:37 – 20:14
Amṛta Kāla19:22 – 21:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:09 – 14:01
Yamaganda06:33 – 08:25
Gulika Kāla10:17 – 12:09
Varjyam05:18 – 05:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Labha04:41 – 06:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:33 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:25 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:17 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:09 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:01 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:53 – 17:45 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:45 – 19:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:37 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:45 – 21:53 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:53 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:01 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:09 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:17 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:25 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:33 – 04:41 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872337.27
Julian Day2460802.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2071°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)115.56°
🪷 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 (24.2071°), declination 16.84°, EoT 3.51 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: 2025-05-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)