पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · April 1, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: यमुना जयन्ती — Yamunā Jayantī
Manifestation of Yamunā Devī; Vraja-bhakti-pravāhinī.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.16 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।

मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते।।8.16।।
"8.16 The worlds, with the whole realm of creation, come and go; but, O Arjuna, whoso comes to Me, for him there is nor rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya347.59°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra55.64°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala344.82°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha336.23°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.77°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra32.94°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani4.25°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:46 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:52 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:03 – 10:40
Yamaganda13:54 – 15:30
Gulika Kāla05:50 – 07:27
Varjyam06:22 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:50 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:27 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:03 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:40 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:17 – 13:54 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:54 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:30 – 17:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:07 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:44 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:07 – 21:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:30 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:54 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:17 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:40 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:03 – 04:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:27 – 05:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873397.27
Julian Day2461862.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2476°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)70.73°
🪷 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 (24.2476°), declination 4.68°, EoT -4.34 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: 2028-04-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)