पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · October 23, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: तुलसी विवाह — Tulasī Vivāha
Marriage of Tulasī (Vṛndā) with Śālagrāma. Marks end of Cāturmāsya.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.12 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम्।एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोन्यथा।।13.12।।
"13.12 Constant yearning for the knowledge of Self, and pondering over the lessons of the great Truth - this is Wisdom, all else ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.12'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya185.42°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra325.27°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala109.42°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha206.55°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati118.70°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra186.91°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani345.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:32 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:00 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 22 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 37 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:39 – 11:56
Yamaganda14:32 – 15:50
Gulika Kāla08:03 – 09:21
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:45 – 08:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:03 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:21 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:39 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:56 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:14 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:32 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:50 – 17:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:08 – 18:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:50 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:32 – 22:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:14 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:56 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:39 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:21 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:03 – 06:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872871.27
Julian Day2461336.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2275°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)140.30°
🪷 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 (24.2275°), declination -11.35°, EoT 16.06 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: 2026-10-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)