पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · January 18, 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 7.2 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
ज्ञानं तेऽहं सविज्ञानमिदं वक्ष्याम्यशेषतः।

यज्ज्ञात्वा नेह भूयोऽन्यज्ज्ञातव्यमवशिष्यते।।7.2।।
"7.2 I will reveal to this knowledge unto thee, and how it may be realised; which, once accomplished, there remains nothing else worth having in this life." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.2'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.70°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra74.67°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.43°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha249.41°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati209.13°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra255.39°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani23.73°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:00 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:45 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:03 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:10 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 45 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 14 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:50 – 07:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:16 – 08:00
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta16:33 – 16:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:45 – 17:07
Amṛta Kāla16:30 – 18:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:17 – 12:23
Yamaganda14:34 – 15:40
Gulika Kāla09:06 – 10:12
Varjyam08:22 – 08:36
Dur Muhūrta 10:03 – 10:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala08:00 – 09:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha09:06 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:12 – 11:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:17 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:23 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:28 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:34 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:40 – 16:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:45 – 18:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:40 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:34 – 22:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:28 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:23 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:17 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:12 – 06:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga06:06 – 08:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874054.27
Julian Day2462519.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2727°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)160.10°
🪷 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 -20.56°, 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: 2030-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)