पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · February 6, 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 6.9 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु।

साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते।।6.9।।
"6.9 He looks impartially on all - lover, friend or foe; indifferent or hostile; alien or relative; virtuous or sinful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.9'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya293.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra164.05°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala286.06°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha303.81°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.45°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra299.93°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani335.02°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:37 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:03 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:39 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 39 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 20 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:20 – 06:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:49 – 07:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:14 – 12:27
Yamaganda14:52 – 16:04
Gulika Kāla08:50 – 10:02
Varjyam08:01 – 08:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
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 Chala07:37 – 08:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:50 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:02 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:14 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:27 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:39 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:52 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:04 – 17:16 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:16 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:04 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:52 – 22:39 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:39 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:27 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:14 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:02 – 05:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:50 – 07:37 (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 Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872612.27
Julian Day2461077.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2176°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)231.54°
🪷 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 (24.2176°), declination -15.66°, EoT -14.30 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: 2026-02-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)