पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · December 24, 2028 CE

Also observed today

धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.22 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।

"16.22 These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1435

Malayalam Era: 1204

Nanakshahi: 559

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	248.49°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
चन्द्र Candra	339.92°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	156.38°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	266.08°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	179.65°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	226.46°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
शनि Śani	10.27°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	08:07 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:18 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:07 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:30 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	8 Hours 11 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	15 Hours 48 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	07:01 – 07:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	07:26 – 08:07
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:56 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:34 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:06 – 16:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:18 – 16:39
Amṛta Kāla	16:03 – 17:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:56 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:17 – 16:18
Yamaganda	12:13 – 13:14
Gulika Kāla	14:15 – 15:17
Varjyam	08:27 – 08:40
Dur Muhūrta	10:02 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Udveg	08:07 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	09:08 – 10:10 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	10:10 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	11:11 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:13 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:14 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:15 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:17 – 16:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	16:18 – 18:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:17 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:15 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:14 – 00:13 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:13 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	02:11 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	04:10 – 06:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	06:08 – 08:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 49.2827°

Longitude: -123.1207°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873664.27
Julian Day	2462129.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2578°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	92.22°

🪷 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 (24.2578°), declination -23.41°, EoT -0.03 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: 2028-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)