पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · July 18, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.39 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम्।

कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दन।।1.39।।
"1.39 Should not we, whose eyes are open, who consider it to be wrong to annihilate our house, turn away from so great a crime?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.48°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra1.60°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.22°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha111.09°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati74.37°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra50.38°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani337.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:26 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:10 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:28 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:10 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 44 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 15 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:20 – 03:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:08 – 04:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:56 – 15:59
Godhūli Muhūrta19:58 – 20:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:10 – 20:50
Amṛta Kāla19:55 – 21:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:20 – 12:18
Yamaganda16:14 – 18:12
Gulika Kāla06:24 – 08:22
Varjyam05:06 – 05:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:07 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:26 – 06:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:24 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:22 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:20 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:18 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:16 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:14 – 18:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala18:12 – 20:10 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga20:10 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg21:12 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:14 – 23:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:16 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:18 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:20 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:22 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:24 – 04:26 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872409.27
Julian Day2460874.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2098°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)271.37°
🪷 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 (24.2098°), declination 21.00°, EoT -5.86 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: 2025-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)