पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · October 19, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय नवमी — Akṣaya Navamī (Āmlā Navamī)
Worship of Āmlā tree; equivalent merit to Akṣaya Tṛtīyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.8 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम्।आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः।।13.8।।
"13.8 Humility, sincerity, harmlessness, forgiveness, rectitude, service of the Master, purity, steadfastness, self-control;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya181.44°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra275.42°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala107.27°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha205.01°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati118.12°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra189.27°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani346.00°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:50 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:36 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:58 – 09:18
Yamaganda10:37 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla13:17 – 14:36
Varjyam07:05 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:39 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:58 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:18 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:37 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:57 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:17 – 14:36 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:36 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:56 – 17:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:15 – 18:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:56 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:36 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:17 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:57 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:37 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:18 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:58 – 06:39 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872867.27
Julian Day2461332.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2273°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)96.07°
🪷 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 (24.2273°), declination -9.92°, EoT 15.55 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: 2026-10-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)