पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · January 18, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.19 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
इहैव तैर्जितः सर्गो येषां साम्ये स्थितं मनः।

निर्दोषं हि समं ब्रह्म तस्माद्ब्रह्मणि ते स्थिताः।।5.19।।
"5.19 Even in this world they conquer their earth-life whose minds, fixed on the Supreme, remain always balanced; for the Supreme has neither blemish nor bias." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.73°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra264.80°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala271.24°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha271.08°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.71°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra276.09°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani333.24°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:00 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:45 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:35 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:59 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 45 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 14 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:50 – 07:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:16 – 08:00
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta16:33 – 16:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:45 – 17:07
Amṛta Kāla16:30 – 18:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:40 – 16:45
Yamaganda12:23 – 13:28
Gulika Kāla14:34 – 15:40
Varjyam08:22 – 08:36
Dur Muhūrta 10:03 – 10:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg08:00 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala09:06 – 10:12 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:12 – 11:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:17 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:23 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:28 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:34 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:40 – 16:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:45 – 18:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:40 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:34 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:28 – 00:23 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:23 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:17 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:12 – 06:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha06:06 – 08:00 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872593.27
Julian Day2461058.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2169°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)350.34°
🪷 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 (24.2169°), declination -20.57°, EoT -10.35 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: 2026-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)