पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · January 18, 2028 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 6.19 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता।

योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः।।6.19।।
"6.19 The wise man who has conquered his mind and is absorbed in the Self is as a lamp which does not flicker, since it stands sheltered from every wind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.20°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra173.47°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala286.65°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha291.66°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati153.03°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra311.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani357.37°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:01 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:45 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:13 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:15 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 44 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 15 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:51 – 07:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:17 – 08:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta16:33 – 16:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:45 – 17:07
Amṛta Kāla16:30 – 18:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:34 – 15:39
Yamaganda10:12 – 11:17
Gulika Kāla12:23 – 13:28
Varjyam08:23 – 08:37
Dur Muhūrta 10:03 – 10:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga08:01 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg09:06 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:12 – 11:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:17 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:23 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:28 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:34 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:39 – 16:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:45 – 18:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:39 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:34 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:28 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:23 – 02:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:17 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:12 – 06:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla06:06 – 08:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873323.27
Julian Day2461788.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2448°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)256.92°
🪷 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 (24.2448°), declination -20.67°, EoT -10.35 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: 2028-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)