पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · July 18, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.32 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन।

अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम्।।10.32।।
"10.32 I am the Beginning, the Middle and the End in creation; among sciences, I am the science of Spirituality; I am the Discussion among disputants." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.24°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra140.11°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala48.94°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha83.08°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati99.45°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra134.57°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani350.51°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:26 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:11 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:01 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:06 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 44 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 15 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:20 – 03:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:07 – 04:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:56 – 15:59
Godhūli Muhūrta19:59 – 20:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:11 – 20:50
Amṛta Kāla19:56 – 21:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:22 – 10:20
Yamaganda14:16 – 16:15
Gulika Kāla04:26 – 06:24
Varjyam05:05 – 05:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Kāla04:26 – 06:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:24 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:22 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:20 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:18 – 14:16 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:16 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:15 – 18:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla18:13 – 20:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha20:11 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta21:13 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:15 – 23:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:16 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:18 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:20 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:22 – 03:24 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:24 – 04:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872774.27
Julian Day2461239.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2238°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)47.84°
🪷 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 (24.2238°), declination 21.04°, EoT -5.86 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: 2026-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)