पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · January 11, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.16 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मनःप्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः।भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत्तपो मानसमुच्यते।।17.16।।
"17.16 Serenity, kindness, silence, self-control and purity - this is austerity of mind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.83°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra221.78°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.07°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha277.66°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.69°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra249.01°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani10.16°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:05 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:36 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:04 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:37 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 31 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 29 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:57 – 07:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:22 – 08:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta16:24 – 16:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:36 – 16:57
Amṛta Kāla16:21 – 18:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:24 – 14:28
Yamaganda08:05 – 09:09
Gulika Kāla10:13 – 11:16
Varjyam08:26 – 08:40
Dur Muhūrta 10:04 – 10:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha08:05 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga09:09 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:13 – 11:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:16 – 12:20 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:20 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:24 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:28 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:32 – 16:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:36 – 18:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:32 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:28 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:24 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:20 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:16 – 04:13 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:13 – 06:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta06:09 – 08:05 (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)1873682.27
Julian Day2462147.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2585°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.16°
🪷 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 (24.2585°), declination -21.78°, EoT -7.89 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: 2029-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)