पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · January 18, 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 17.23 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तत्सदिति निर्देशो ब्रह्मणस्त्रिविधः स्मृतः।ब्राह्मणास्तेन वेदाश्च यज्ञाश्च विहिताः पुरा।।17.23।।
"17.23 Om Tat Sat' is the triple designation of the Eternal Spirit, by which of old the Vedic Scriptures, the ceremonials and the sacrifices were ordained." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.23'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.96°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra311.87°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.14°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha269.55°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.26°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra257.78°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani10.28°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:00 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:46 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:34 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:14 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 45 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 14 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:50 – 07:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:16 – 08:00
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta16:34 – 16:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:46 – 17:08
Amṛta Kāla16:31 – 18:16
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:29 – 14:34
Yamaganda08:00 – 09:06
Gulika Kāla10:11 – 11:17
Varjyam08:22 – 08:36
Dur Muhūrta 10:03 – 10:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha08:00 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga09:06 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:11 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:17 – 12:23 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:23 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:29 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:34 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:40 – 16:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:46 – 18:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:40 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:34 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:29 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:23 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:17 – 04:11 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:11 – 06:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta06:06 – 08:00 (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)1873689.27
Julian Day2462154.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2588°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)40.68°
🪷 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 (24.2588°), declination -20.52°, EoT -10.35 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: 2029-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)