पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · February 4, 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 6.7 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
जितात्मनः प्रशान्तस्य परमात्मा समाहितः।

शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु तथा मानापमानयोः।।6.7।।
"6.7 The Self of him who is self-controlled, and has attained peace is equally unmoved by heat or cold, pleasure or pain, honour or dishonour." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.7'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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya291.00°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra137.98°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala284.50°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha300.28°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.66°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra297.43°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani334.82°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:40 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:38 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:51 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 32 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 27 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:24 – 07:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:53 – 07:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:27 – 13:38
Yamaganda08:52 – 10:03
Gulika Kāla11:15 – 12:27
Varjyam08:04 – 08:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:40 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:52 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:03 – 11:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:15 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:27 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:38 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:50 – 16:01 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:01 – 17:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:13 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:01 – 20:50 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:50 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:38 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:27 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:15 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:03 – 05:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:52 – 07:40 (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)1872610.27
Julian Day2461075.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2175°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)208.02°
🪷 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 (24.2175°), declination -16.27°, EoT -14.09 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: 2026-02-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)