पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · August 12, 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 2.17 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।

विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति।।2.17।।
"2.17 The Spirit, which pervades all that we see, is imperishable. Nothing can destroy the Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.17'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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.40°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra330.04°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.58°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha99.66°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.72°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra79.27°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani337.06°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:59 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:35 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:43 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:29 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 35 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 24 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:03 – 04:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:46 – 04:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta19:23 – 19:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:35 – 20:12
Amṛta Kāla19:20 – 21:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:56 – 17:46
Yamaganda08:38 – 10:28
Gulika Kāla12:17 – 14:07
Varjyam05:36 – 05:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:59 – 06:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:49 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:38 – 10:28 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:28 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:17 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:07 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:56 – 17:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:46 – 19:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:35 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:46 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:56 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:07 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:17 – 01:28 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:28 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:38 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:49 – 04:59 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872434.27
Julian Day2460899.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2108°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.63°
🪷 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 (24.2108°), declination 14.94°, EoT -4.74 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: 2025-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)