पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · August 17, 2029 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.9 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः।

तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसंगः समाचर।।3.9।।

"3.9 In this world people are fettered by action, unless it is performed as a sacrifice. Therefore, O Arjuna, let thy acts be done without attachment, as sacrifice only." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1436

Malayalam Era: 1205

Nanakshahi: 560

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	120.17°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	213.51°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	190.96°	Tulā	Svātī P2
बुध Budha	147.00°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	178.79°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	156.88°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	30.32°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:07 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:26 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:16 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:04 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:56 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 19 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 40 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:12 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:55 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:48 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:39 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:14 – 19:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:26 – 20:02
Amṛta Kāla	19:11 – 20:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:48 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:29 – 12:16
Yamaganda	15:51 – 17:38
Gulika Kāla	06:54 – 08:41
Varjyam	05:42 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:07 – 06:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:54 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:41 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:29 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:16 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	14:04 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:51 – 17:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:38 – 19:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	19:26 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:38 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:51 – 23:04 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	23:04 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:16 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:29 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:41 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:54 – 05:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 49.2827°

Longitude: -123.1207°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

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

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873900.27
Julian Day	2462365.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2669°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.71°

🪷 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 (24.2669°), declination 13.37°, EoT -3.75 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: 2029-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)