पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · August 9, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.42 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
यच्चावहासार्थमसत्कृतोऽसि

विहारशय्यासनभोजनेषु।

एकोऽथवाप्यच्युत तत्समक्षं

तत्क्षामये त्वामहमप्रमेयम्।।11.42।।
"11.42 Whatever insult I have offered to Thee in jest, in sport or in repose, in conversation or at the banquet, alone or in a multitude, I ask Thy forgiveness for them all, O Thou Who art without an equal!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya112.74°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra333.23°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala78.15°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha126.80°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.68°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra66.59°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani16.87°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:56 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:40 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:01 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:59 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 44 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 15 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:58 – 03:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:42 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:44
Godhūli Muhūrta19:28 – 19:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:40 – 20:17
Amṛta Kāla19:25 – 21:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:18 – 14:08
Yamaganda06:46 – 08:37
Gulika Kāla10:27 – 12:18
Varjyam05:32 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Labha04:56 – 06:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:46 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:37 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:27 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:18 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:08 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:59 – 17:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:49 – 19:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:40 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:49 – 21:59 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:59 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:08 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:18 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:27 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:37 – 03:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:46 – 04:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873527.27
Julian Day2461992.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2526°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)224.26°
🪷 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 (24.2526°), declination 15.74°, EoT -5.21 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: 2028-08-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)