पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · October 7, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.16 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.16।।
"12.16 He who expects nothing, who is pure, watchful, indifferent, unruffled, and who renounces all initiative, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya169.57°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra124.79°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.61°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha193.73°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.21°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra193.74°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani346.92°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:00 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:00 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:00 – 13:24
Yamaganda07:45 – 09:10
Gulika Kāla10:35 – 12:00
Varjyam06:48 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:20 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:45 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:10 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:35 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:00 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:24 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:49 – 16:14 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:14 – 17:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:39 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:14 – 20:49 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:49 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:24 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:00 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:35 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:10 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:45 – 06:20 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872855.27
Julian Day2461320.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2269°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.72°
🪷 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 (24.2269°), declination -5.44°, EoT 12.96 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: 2026-10-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)