पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · August 15, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.18 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं

त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।

त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता

सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे।।11.18।।
"11.18 Imperishable art Thou, the Sole One worthy to be known, the priceless Treasure-house of the universe, the immortal Guardian of the Life Eternal, the Spirit Everlasting." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.18'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.03°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra148.21°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala67.87°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha104.77°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati105.63°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra163.55°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani350.26°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:03 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:30 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:00 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:35 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 26 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 33 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:08 – 04:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:51 – 05:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta19:18 – 19:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:30 – 20:06
Amṛta Kāla19:15 – 21:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:40 – 10:28
Yamaganda14:05 – 15:53
Gulika Kāla05:03 – 06:52
Varjyam05:39 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:03 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:52 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:40 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:28 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:17 – 14:05 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:05 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:53 – 17:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:42 – 19:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:30 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:42 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:53 – 23:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:05 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:17 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:28 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:40 – 03:52 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:52 – 05:03 (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)1872802.27
Julian Day2461267.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2249°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.96°
🪷 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 (24.2249°), declination 14.09°, EoT -4.18 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: 2026-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)