पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · January 29, 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 17.4 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।17.4।।
"17.4 The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.4'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.65°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra189.92°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.54°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha301.32°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.27°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra238.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani345.86°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:49 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:05 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:09 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 13 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 46 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:35 – 07:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:03 – 07:49
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:26
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:16 – 12:26
Yamaganda14:44 – 15:53
Gulika Kāla08:58 – 10:07
Varjyam08:12 – 08:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:58 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:49 – 08:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:58 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:07 – 11:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:16 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:26 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:35 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:44 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:53 – 17:03 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:03 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:53 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:44 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:35 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:26 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:16 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:07 – 05:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:58 – 07:49 (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)1872969.27
Julian Day2461434.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2312°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)262.44°
🪷 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 (24.2312°), declination -18.04°, EoT -13.17 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: 2027-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)