पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · August 11, 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 11.14 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः।

प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत।।11.14।।
"11.14 Thereupon Arjuna, dumb with awe, his hair on end, his head bowed, his hands clasped in salutation, addressed the Lord thus:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.19°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra91.01°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala65.22°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha97.61°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati104.75°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra159.65°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani350.37°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:58 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:37 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:54 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:35 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 39 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 20 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:00 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:44 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:43
Godhūli Muhūrta19:25 – 19:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:37 – 20:14
Amṛta Kāla19:22 – 21:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:57 – 17:47
Yamaganda08:38 – 10:27
Gulika Kāla12:17 – 14:07
Varjyam05:34 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:58 – 06:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:48 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:38 – 10:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:27 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:17 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:07 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:57 – 17:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:47 – 19:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:37 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:47 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:57 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:07 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:17 – 01:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:27 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:38 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:48 – 04:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872798.27
Julian Day2461263.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2247°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.70°
🪷 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 (24.2247°), declination 15.31°, EoT -4.91 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: 2026-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)