पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · January 27, 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 18.4 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
निश्चयं श्रृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम।त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः संप्रकीर्तितः।।18.4।।
"18.4 O best of Indians! Listen to my judgment as regards this problem. It has a threefold aspect." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.4'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.12°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra61.75°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.26°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha262.80°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.79°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra269.07°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani10.56°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:51 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:00 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:35 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:45 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 09 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 50 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:37 – 07:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:05 – 07:51
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta16:48 – 17:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:00 – 17:23
Amṛta Kāla16:45 – 18:30
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:08 – 11:17
Yamaganda13:34 – 14:43
Gulika Kāla07:51 – 08:59
Varjyam08:13 – 08:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:59 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:51 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:59 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:08 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:17 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:25 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:34 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:43 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:51 – 17:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:00 – 18:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:51 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:43 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:34 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:25 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:17 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:08 – 05:59 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:59 – 07:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873698.27
Julian Day2462163.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2591°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)138.92°
🪷 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 (24.2591°), declination -18.43°, EoT -12.76 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: 2029-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)