पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · January 25, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.24 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।16.24।।
"16.24 Therefore whenever there is doubt whether thou shouldst do a thing or not, let the scriptures guide thy conduct. In the light of the scriptures shouldst thou labour the whole of thy life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.59°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra135.68°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.40°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha295.14°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.76°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra234.49°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani345.54°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:54 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:56 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:05 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:26 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 02 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 57 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:41 – 07:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:08 – 07:54
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta16:44 – 17:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:56 – 17:19
Amṛta Kāla16:41 – 18:26
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:01 – 10:09
Yamaganda11:17 – 12:25
Gulika Kāla13:33 – 14:40
Varjyam08:16 – 08:31
Dur Muhūrta 10:00 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:54 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla09:01 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:09 – 11:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:17 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:25 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:33 – 14:40 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:40 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:48 – 16:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:56 – 18:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:48 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:40 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:33 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:25 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:17 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:09 – 06:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala06:01 – 07:54 (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 Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872965.27
Julian Day2461430.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2311°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.62°
🪷 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 (24.2311°), declination -19.06°, EoT -12.31 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: 2027-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)