पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · March 1, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.32 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन।

सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं सः योगी परमो मतः।।6.32।।
"6.32 O Arjuna! He is the perfect saint who, taught by the likeness within himself, sees the same Self everywhere, whether the outer form be pleasurable or painful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra105.52°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala304.15°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha327.47°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.87°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra328.69°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani337.60°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:51 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:54 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:33 – 17:55
Yamaganda12:26 – 13:48
Gulika Kāla15:10 – 16:33
Varjyam07:24 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:56 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:19 – 09:41 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:41 – 11:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:03 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:26 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:48 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:10 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:33 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:55 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:33 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:10 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:48 – 00:26 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:26 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:03 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:41 – 05:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:19 – 06:56 (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 Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872635.27
Julian Day2461100.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2185°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)150.51°
🪷 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 (24.2185°), declination -7.64°, EoT -13.04 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: 2026-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)