पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · August 17, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.50 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

इत्यर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तथोक्त्वा

स्वकं रूपं दर्शयामास भूयः।

आश्वासयामास च भीतमेनं

भूत्वा पुनः सौम्यवपुर्महात्मा।।11.50।।
"11.50 Sanjaya continued: "Having thus spoken to Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna showed Himself again in His accustomed form; and the Mighty Lord, in gentle tones, softly consoled him who lately trembled with fear." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.42°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra73.86°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala83.39°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha140.16°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati154.22°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra74.37°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani17.01°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:25 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:06 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:14 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 18 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 41 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:13 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:55 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta19:13 – 19:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:25 – 20:01
Amṛta Kāla19:10 – 20:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:04 – 15:51
Yamaganda05:07 – 06:54
Gulika Kāla08:42 – 10:29
Varjyam05:43 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:07 – 06:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:54 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:42 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:29 – 12:16 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:16 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:04 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:51 – 17:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:38 – 19:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:25 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:38 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:51 – 23:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:04 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:16 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:29 – 02:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:42 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:54 – 05:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873535.27
Julian Day2462000.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2529°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.19°
🪷 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 (24.2529°), declination 13.30°, EoT -3.75 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: 2028-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)