पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · January 16, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.21 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।।17.21।।
"17.21 That which is given for the sake of the results it will produce, or with the hope of recompense,or grudgingly - that may truly be said to be the outcome of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.92°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra287.17°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.58°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha272.19°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.11°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra255.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani10.23°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:02 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:43 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:44 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:02 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 41 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 18 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:52 – 07:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:18 – 08:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta16:31 – 16:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:43 – 17:05
Amṛta Kāla16:28 – 18:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:32 – 15:38
Yamaganda10:12 – 11:17
Gulika Kāla12:22 – 13:27
Varjyam08:23 – 08:37
Dur Muhūrta 10:03 – 10:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga08:02 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg09:07 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:12 – 11:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:17 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:22 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:27 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:32 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:38 – 16:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:43 – 18:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:38 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:32 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:27 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:22 – 02:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:17 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:12 – 06:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla06:07 – 08:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873687.27
Julian Day2462152.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2587°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.63°
🪷 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 (24.2587°), declination -20.91°, EoT -9.69 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: 2029-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)