पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · April 17, 2026 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.2 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन।

प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः।।8.2।।

"8.2 Who is it who rules the spirit sacrifice in many; and at the time of death how may those who have learned self-control come to the knowledge of Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	2.83°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	356.74°	Mīna	Revatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	340.98°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha	338.08°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	82.79°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	26.76°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
शनि Śani	343.38°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:18 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:07 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:06 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:30 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 49 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 10 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:27 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:08 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:30 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:55 – 19:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:07 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla	18:52 – 20:37
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:29 – 12:12
Yamaganda	15:40 – 17:23
Gulika Kāla	07:01 – 08:45
Varjyam	05:52 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta	08:31 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:18 – 07:01 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:01 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:45 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:29 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:12 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:56 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:40 – 17:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:23 – 19:07 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	19:07 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:23 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:40 – 22:56 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:56 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:12 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:29 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:45 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:01 – 05:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 49.2827°

Longitude: -123.1207°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Revatī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872682.27
Julian Day	2461147.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2203°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	352.85°

🪷 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 (24.2203°), declination 10.42°, EoT 0.26 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: 2026-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)