पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · January 30, 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 6.31 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सर्वभूतस्थितं यो मां भजत्येकत्वमास्थितः।

सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि स योगी मयि वर्तते।।6.31।।
"6.31 The sage who realises the unity of life and who worships Me in all beings, lives in Me, whatever may be his lot." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.41°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra322.11°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala296.13°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha292.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.58°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra325.45°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani358.03°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:48 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:04 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:14 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:31 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 15 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 44 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:34 – 07:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:02 – 07:48
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:04 – 17:27
Amṛta Kāla16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:54 – 17:04
Yamaganda12:26 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla14:45 – 15:54
Varjyam08:11 – 08:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:58 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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 · 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 Udveg07:48 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:57 – 10:07 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:07 – 11:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:16 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:26 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:35 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:45 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:54 – 17:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:04 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:54 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:45 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:35 – 00:26 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:26 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:16 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:07 – 05:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:57 – 07:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873335.27
Julian Day2461800.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2452°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)40.29°
🪷 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 (24.2452°), declination -17.83°, EoT -13.36 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: 2028-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)