Choghadiya · Toronto

Choghadiya — Toronto16 July 2026

Guruvara · Ashadha · Shukla Paksha

गुरुवार · आषाढ · शुक्ल पक्ष

Gand MoolSidereal · Lahiri

Tithi

Tritiya

तृतीया

Nakshatra

Ashlesha

आश्लेषा

Yoga

Siddhi

सिद्धि

Karana

Taitila

तैतिल

Vara

Guruvara

गुरुवार

Waxing Crescent

Sunrise 05:52 — Sunset 20:54 · day 15h 02m

≈ 6% illuminated · increasing

Panchang — the five angas पञ्चाङ्ग

Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga, Karana and Vara with their end-times, plus the month and the Moon’s and Sun’s signs — computed for this city’s sunrise. Times after midnight use the traditional extended clock (e.g. 27:23 = 03:23 next morning).

Tithi: Tritiyaतृतीयाtill 20:58then Chaturthiचतुर्थीtill 43:13
What this means
The lunar day. It is set by how far the Moon has pulled ahead of the Sun — each 12 degrees of separation is one tithi. The tithi shapes which activities the tradition favours, and it ends at the time shown, when the next one begins.
Muhurta Chintamani — Tithi-prakaranam (Nanda/Bhadra/Jaya/Rikta/Purna tithi-types)
Nakshatra: Ashleshaआश्लेषाtill 10:22then Maghaमघाtill 33:05
What this means
The Moon's star-mansion — the patch of sky it sits in today, one of 27. Each nakshatra has its own temperament that classical texts use to judge what the day is good for.
Brihat Samhita — Nakshatra chapters (nakshatra qualities)
Yoga: Siddhiसिद्धिtill 15:52then Vyatipataव्यतीपातtill 37:16
What this means
A combined Sun-and-Moon measure (one of 27 nitya-yogas) — not the physical posture practice. A few yogas, such as Vyatipata and Vaidhriti, are best avoided; most are ordinary.
Muhurta Chintamani — Yoga enumeration (tyajya-yoga list, v. 33)
Karana: Taitilaतैतिलtill 10:06then Garajaगरजtill 20:58chain: Taitila (10:06) → Garaja (20:58) → Vanija (32:00)
What this means
Half of a tithi — each lunar day holds two karanas. One of them, Vishti (also called Bhadra), is treated as inauspicious; the rest are workable.
BPHS — Karana-jnana-vidhi (11 karanas including Vishti)
Vara: Guruvaraगुरुवार
What this means
The weekday and its ruling planet. Each day's planet colours which tasks the tradition recommends — e.g. Thursday (Jupiter) for auspicious beginnings.
Muhurta Chintamani — Vara-prakaranam (weekday lords)
Maasa (Amanta): AshadhaआषाढPravishte/Gate: 32
What this means
The lunar month. India uses two reckonings — Amanta (new-moon to new-moon) and Purnimanta (full-moon to full-moon) — so the name can differ by region. An 'Adhika' (extra) month is inserted to keep the lunar and solar years aligned.
Nirnaya Sindhu — Adhikamasa-nirnaya (intercalary month)
Maasa (Purnimanta): Ashadhaआषाढ
Paksha: Shukla (waxing)शुक्ल पक्ष
What this means
The fortnight. Shukla is the waxing half (Moon growing toward full); Krishna is the waning half (toward the new moon).
Calendar definition
Chandra Rashi: Karkaकर्कtill 10:22then Simhaसिंह
What this means
The zodiac sign the Moon occupies now. Together with your birth Moon-sign it drives Chandrabala — the Moon's day-to-day favourability for you.
Muhurta Chintamani — 2.4-2.5 (Chandrabala)
Surya Rashi: Mithunaमिथुन

Sidereal (Lahiri) ephemeris; anga end-times computed to the city’s actual sunrise. “Adhika maas” marks an intercalary lunar month (no solar sankranti within it).

How we compute this panchang

Every time on this page is calculated from the actual positions of the Sun and Moon using the Swiss Ephemeris (the same high-precision astronomical engine used by professional astronomers), not from a printed almanac or a fixed table.

Sidereal zodiac, Lahiri ayanamsha — the standard used by the Indian government calendar (ayanamsha for this date: 24.2278°). All nakshatra, rashi, tithi and yoga boundaries follow from it.
Local true sunrise — muhurta windows (Rahu Kaal, Choghadiya, Hora, Abhijit and the rest) are measured from the true sunrise computed for Toronto's exact coordinates, so they are correct for your location, not a regional approximation.
Two month conventions — we show both the Amanta (new-moon-to-new-moon) and Purnimanta (full-moon-to-full-moon) lunar month, because different regions of India follow different ones; an Adhika (intercalary) month is marked when it occurs.

Significance and auspicious/inauspicious flags are drawn from classical texts (Muhurta Chintamani, Brihat Samhita, the Puranas and others) and cited inline — we never assert an effect a text does not state.

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Birth nakshatraBirth Moon-sign (rashi)

Is today good for…?

Pick what you’re planning. We check today’s panchang against the classical muhurta rule and show you the verdict, the best window, and the source.

Planned activity

Choghadiya details (text table)

Name	Devanagari	Planet	Period	Start	End	Quality
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	05:52	07:45	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	day	07:45	09:37	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	day	09:37	11:30	bad
Char	चर	Venus	day	11:30	13:23	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	day	13:23	15:16	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	day	15:16	17:08	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	day	17:08	19:01	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	19:01	20:54	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	20:54	22:01	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	night	22:01	23:08	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	night	23:08	24:16	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	night	24:16	01:23	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	night	01:23	02:30	bad
Char	चर	Venus	night	02:30	03:37	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	night	03:37	04:45	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	04:45	05:52	good

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	15:16	17:08	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	07:45	09:37	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	09:37	11:30	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	12:53	13:53	auspicious

#Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

Sunrise- and nakshatra-keyed windows that classical muhurta texts recommend for sadhana, study, and beginnings.

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

04:16 – 05:04

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

04:47 – 05:52

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

15:53 – 16:53

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

20:42 – 21:06

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

20:54 – 21:59

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

24:59 – 01:47

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

01:32 – 03:00

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Nirnaya Sindhu. Sub-window arithmetic from sunrise + Surya nakshatra position at the city’s coordinates.

#Inauspicious Windows अशुभ काल

Classical periods to avoid for new ventures, beyond Rahu Kaal, Yamaghanda, and Gulika (already shown on the daylight timeline above).

Varjyam

वर्ज्यम्

24:03 – 01:32

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 9

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

13:53 – 14:53

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 13

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

17:54 – 18:54

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Dharma Sindhu. Sub-window arithmetic from sunrise + nakshatra position.

#Sun Today सूर्य

Surya rashi and nakshatra — the sun-side complement to the moon-side tithi and nakshatra shown in the hero above.

Surya Rashi

Mithuna#3

Surya Nakshatra

Punarvasu पुनर्वसु

Pada 3 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

10:25
16:04
21:43
03:22

Source: Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) sidereal ephemeris. Pada arithmetic from nakshatra division into 4 equal arcs of 3° 20′ each.

#Hindu Year विक्रम संवत्

Vikram, Shaka and Gujarati Samvat for the current year, with the cycle name (Samvatsara) from the 60-year governance cycle.

Vikram Samvat

2083

Parabhava पराभव (till 7 Mar 2027)

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Shaka Samvat

1948

Kilaka कीलक

Gujarati Samvat

2082

Vishvavasu विश्वावसु

Mantri Mandala — Year Governance

Position	Deity
Raja	Jupiter
Sasyadhipati	Jupiter

Remaining governance positions (8) will populate as the engine resolves them.

Source: Nirnaya Sindhu; Suryasiddhanta. Samvatsara from the 60-year Brihaspati cycle.

#Daily Directions दिशा

Direction-of-the-day lookups used in muhurta selection — Disha Shool for travel, Agnivasa for yajna, Chandra/Rahu Vasa for direction-of- gain, Shivavasa for ritual timing.

Gand MoolAshleshaआश्लेषाtill 10:22

Ashlesha Gand Mool: Sarpa/Mool Shanti advised; junction of Karka-Simha.

Disha Shool

South दक्षिण

avoid

Source: Avoid travel toward this direction today

Nakshatra Shool

North उत्तर

avoid

Source: Avoid travel toward this direction while today's nakshatra prevails

Chandra Vasa

North उत्तर

favourable

Source: Direction favored by today's moon position

Rahu Vasa

South दक्षिण

avoid

Source: Direction occupied by Rahu; avoid offerings facing here

Agnivasa

Prithvi पृथ्वी

favourable

Source: Agni's dwelling for homa-suitability assessment

Shiva Vasa

Bhojana भोजन

neutral

Source: Shiva's location for rudrabhisheka timing

Homahuti

Sun सूर्य

favourable

Source: Benefic planet: offering auspicious

Anandadi Yoga

Amrita अमृत

favourable

Source: Auspicious day-yoga (Anandadi)

#Tamil Yoga தமிழ் யோகம்

The Tamil-tradition yoga of the day from nakshatra and weekday — the Siddha / Amrita / Marana / Mushala family used in Tamil muhurta.

Tamil Yoga

Mushala मुसल

inauspicious

Source: Inauspicious Tamil yoga -- avoid new ventures

#Today’s Strength Tables

Tarabala and Chandrabala — the two classical strength lookups used in muhurta selection. If your birth nakshatra or birth rashi appears in the favourable set, the day is workable for new beginnings.

Favourable Janma Rashis Today

Vrishabha, Karka, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Kumbha

Chandrashtama (avoid): Dhanu

Tarabala — all 27 janma-nakshatras

#	Janma Nakshatra	Tara	Quality
1	Ashwini	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
2	Bharani	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
3	Krittika	Vadha वध	inauspicious
4	Rohini	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
5	Mrigashira	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
6	Ardra	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
7	Punarvasu	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
8	Pushya	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
9	Ashlesha	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
10	Magha	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
11	Purva Phalguni	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
12	Uttara Phalguni	Vadha वध	inauspicious
13	Hasta	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
14	Chitra	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
15	Swati	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
16	Vishakha	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
17	Anuradha	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
18	Jyeshtha	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
19	Mula	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
20	Purva Ashadha	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
21	Uttara Ashadha	Vadha वध	inauspicious
22	Shravana	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
23	Dhanishtha	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
24	Shatabhisha	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
25	Purva Bhadrapada	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
26	Uttara Bhadrapada	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
27	Revati	Janma जन्म	inauspicious

Chandrabala — all 12 janma-rashis

#	Janma Rashi	House from Janma	Favourable
1	Mesha	4	no
2	Vrishabha	3	yes
3	Mithuna	2	no
4	Karka	1	yes
5	Simha	12	no
6	Kanya	11	yes
7	Tula	10	yes
8	Vrishchika	9	no
9	Dhanu	8	no
10	Makara	7	yes
11	Kumbha	6	yes
12	Meena	5	no

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Brihat Samhita. Tarabala uses the 9-cycle from janma-nakshatra to today’s nakshatra.

#Udaya Lagna (Rising Sign) Timeline

Which rashi is rising on the eastern horizon at each point of the day. Segment width is proportional to the actual rising duration.

All 13 segments (text)

#	Rashi	Start	End
3	Mithuna मिथुन	05:52	06:02
4	Karka कर्क	06:02	08:37
5	Simha सिंह	08:37	11:12
6	Kanya कन्या	11:12	13:47
7	Tula तुला	13:47	16:22
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	16:22	18:52
9	Dhanu धनु	18:52	20:52
10	Makara मकर	20:52	22:17
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	22:17	23:27
12	Meena मीन	23:27	24:32
1	Mesha मेष	24:32	01:52
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	01:52	03:37
3	Mithuna मिथुन	03:37	05:52

#Panchaka Rahita Muhurta पञ्चक रहित मुहूर्त

15 classical day-muhurta segments labelled by panchaka category. Green = auspicious; rose = avoid. Width is proportional to actual duration.

All 15 segments (text)

#	Label	Start	End	Quality
1	Chora चोर	05:52	06:52	inauspicious
2	Shubha शुभ	06:52	07:52	auspicious
3	Roga रोग	07:52	08:52	inauspicious
4	Mrityu मृत्यु	08:52	09:52	inauspicious
5	Agni अग्नि	09:52	10:53	inauspicious
6	Raja राज	10:53	11:53	inauspicious
7	Chora चोर	11:53	12:53	inauspicious
8	Shubha शुभ	12:53	13:53	auspicious
9	Roga रोग	13:53	14:53	inauspicious
10	Mrityu मृत्यु	14:53	15:53	inauspicious
11	Agni अग्नि	15:53	16:53	inauspicious
12	Raja राज	16:53	17:54	inauspicious
13	Chora चोर	17:54	18:54	inauspicious
14	Shubha शुभ	18:54	19:54	auspicious
15	Roga रोग	19:54	20:54	inauspicious

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Nirnaya Sindhu.

#Season & Sun Path

Vedic ritu, ayana, day/night length, and solar-noon — the seasonal scaffolding around today’s panchang.

Ritu (Vedic)

Grishmaग्रीष्म

Ritu (Drik)

Grishmaग्रीष्म

Ayana

Uttarayanaउत्तरायण

Dinamana

15h 2m

Ratrimana

8h 58m

Madhyahna

13:23

Source: Suryasiddhanta. Dinamana = sunrise→sunset minutes; Madhyahna = local solar noon.

#Almanac & Epoch पञ्चाङ्ग गणना

Reference day-counts and calendar identifiers for this date — Kaliyuga year, Ahargana, Julian Day and the National (Saka) civil dates.

Almanac / epoch details

Kaliyuga Year	5127
Kali Ahargana	1872772
Julian Day	2461237.5
Modified Julian Day	61237
Rata Die	739813
National Civil (Saka)	Ashadha 25, 1948 Shaka
National Nirayana (Saka)	Ashadha 32, 1948 Shaka
Lahiri Ayanamsha	24.2278°

Derived from the day’s Julian Day and the Lahiri ayanamsha.

Choghadiya - Toronto, 16 July 2026

On Thursday, 16 July 2026, the Vedic calendar throughout Toronto carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. The sun rises at 5:52 AM and dipping below the horizon at 8:54 PM, bringing 15 hours 2 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Tritiya of Shukla side of the lunar month, and the nakshatra of the day is Ashlesha. Siddhi yoga presides over the day, completing the core panchang signature for 2026-07-16. Brahma Muhurta opens at 4:16 AM and closes at 5:04 AM, anchored to today's local sunrise.

Throughout Toronto, Rahu Kala occupies the stretch from 3:16 PM through 5:08 PM — the period to avoid for new endeavours. Today's Disha Shool falls in the South direction — classical guidance advises against new Thursday journeys toward the South. On the auspicious side, the Shubh choghadiya (5:52 AM–7:45 AM) is the day's prime auspicious window. Ashlesha nakshatra is ruled by Mercury, anchoring the vedic day in the particulars of Toronto.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in Toronto on 16 July 2026?

In Toronto on 16 July 2026, Rahu Kaal runs from 3:16 PM to 5:08 PM. This 90-minute window is governed by Rahu and is traditionally avoided for starting new work, travel, or auspicious ceremonies. The timing shifts daily based on local sunrise, so it differs from city to city.

Why is sunrise in Toronto on 16 July 2026 at 5:52 AM?

Sunrise at 5:52 AM in Toronto on 16 July 2026 is determined by the city's geographic latitude (43.65°N) and the Earth's axial tilt on this date. The exact sunrise and sunset (8:54 PM) define the length of the Vedic day and anchor all panchang calculations — from Rahu Kaal to the choghadiya slots — to Toronto's local horizon.

What yoga is operative in Toronto on 16 July 2026?

The yoga operative in Toronto on 16 July 2026 is Siddhi, active from 7:00 PM to 3:52 PM local time. In the Vedic panchang, yoga is calculated from the combined longitudes of the Sun and Moon and cycles through 27 named yogas. Siddhi yoga carries its own quality and influences the day's overall character — affecting the auspiciousness of activities begun during its span.

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टोरंटो — 16 जुलाई

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 05:52
सूर्यास्त: सायं 20:54
तिथि: तृतीया (शुक्ल पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: आश्लेषा (चतुर्थ पाद)
योग: सिद्धि
करण: तैतिल, गरज
माह: आषाढ
चन्द्र राशि: कर्क → सिंह
सूर्य राशि: मिथुन
राहु काल: अपराह्ण 15:16–अपराह्ण 17:08
शुभ चौघड़िया: शुभ (प्रातः 05:52–प्रातः 07:45)