पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · January 16, 2030 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 6.47 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना।

श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः।।6.47।।
"6.47 I look upon him as the best of mystics who, full of faith, worshippeth Me and abideth in Me."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.66°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra50.05°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala301.86°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha248.09°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.84°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra256.19°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani23.74°MeṣaBharaṇī 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)13:36 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:35 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 40 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 19 Mins 16 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 – 17:04
Amṛta Kāla16:28 – 18:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:22 – 13:27
Yamaganda09:07 – 10:12
Gulika Kāla11:17 – 12:22
Varjyam08:24 – 08:37
Dur Muhūrta 10:03 – 10:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha08:02 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:07 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:12 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:17 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:22 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:27 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:32 – 15:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:37 – 16:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:43 – 18:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:37 – 20:32 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:32 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:27 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:22 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:17 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:12 – 06:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:07 – 08:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874052.27
Julian Day2462517.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2727°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)137.27°
🪷 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 (24.2727°), declination -20.96°, 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: 2030-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)