पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · March 5, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.36 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः।

वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः।।6.36।।
"6.36 It is not possible to attain Self-Realisation if a man does not know how to control himself; but for him who, striving by proper means, learns such control, it is possible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya320.25°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra159.03°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala307.30°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha324.74°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.77°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra333.67°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani338.08°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:42 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:37 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:49 – 15:13
Yamaganda06:48 – 08:12
Gulika Kāla09:36 – 11:01
Varjyam07:16 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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):
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 Śubha06:48 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:12 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:36 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:01 – 12:25 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:25 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:49 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:13 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:37 – 18:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:01 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:37 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:13 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:49 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:25 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:01 – 03:36 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:36 – 05:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:12 – 06:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872639.27
Julian Day2461104.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2186°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.80°
🪷 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 (24.2186°), declination -6.11°, EoT -12.23 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: 2026-03-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)