पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · August 26, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: वराह जयन्ती — Varāha Jayantī
Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.31 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।

धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।
"2.31 Thou must look at thy duty. Nothing can be more welcome to a soldier than a righteous war. Therefore to waver in this resolve is unworthy, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya128.87°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra161.33°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.48°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha112.11°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.47°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra95.87°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani336.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:30 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:17 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 48 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 11 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:41 – 17:25
Yamaganda08:47 – 10:30
Gulika Kāla12:14 – 13:58
Varjyam05:54 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:19 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:03 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:47 – 10:30 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:30 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:14 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:58 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:41 – 17:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:25 – 19:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:08 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:25 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:41 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:58 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:14 – 01:30 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:30 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:47 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:03 – 05:19 (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)1872448.27
Julian Day2460913.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2113°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)35.11°
🪷 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 (24.2113°), declination 10.37°, EoT -1.42 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: 2025-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)