पञ्चाङ्ग — Vancouver, Canada · January 7, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.13 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।सांख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्।।18.13।।
"18.13 I will tell thee now, O Mighty Man, the five causes which, according to the final decision of philosophy, must concur before an action can be accomplished." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.23°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra63.46°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala180.84°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha238.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati232.44°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra280.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani38.19°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:07 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:30 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:58 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:09 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 23 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 36 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:00 – 07:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:25 – 08:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:18 – 16:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:30 – 16:51
Amṛta Kāla16:15 – 18:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:25 – 15:28
Yamaganda10:13 – 11:16
Gulika Kāla12:19 – 13:22
Varjyam08:28 – 08:41
Dur Muhūrta 10:05 – 10:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Roga08:07 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg09:10 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:13 – 11:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:16 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:19 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:22 – 14:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:25 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:28 – 16:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:30 – 18:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:28 – 20:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:25 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:22 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:19 – 02:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:16 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:13 – 06:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla06:10 – 08:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874408.27
Julian Day2462873.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2863°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)160.70°
🪷 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 (24.2863°), declination -22.42°, EoT -6.29 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: 2031-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)