पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · January 31, 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 6.32 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन।

सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं सः योगी परमो मतः।।6.32।।
"6.32 O Arjuna! He is the perfect saint who, taught by the likeness within himself, sees the same Self everywhere, whether the outer form be pleasurable or painful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.32'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.42°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra333.97°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala296.92°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha291.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.53°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra326.64°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani358.09°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:47 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:36 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:36 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 18 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 41 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:32 – 07:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:00 – 07:47
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:56 – 10:06
Yamaganda11:16 – 12:26
Gulika Kāla13:36 – 14:46
Varjyam08:10 – 08:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:47 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:56 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:06 – 11:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:16 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:26 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:36 – 14:46 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:46 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:56 – 17:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:05 – 18:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:56 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:46 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:36 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:26 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:16 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:06 – 05:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:56 – 07:47 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873336.27
Julian Day2461801.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2453°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)51.50°
🪷 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 (24.2453°), declination -17.56°, EoT -13.53 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: 2028-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)