Toronto

2026-01-13

Tithi

Ekadashi एकादशी

Nakshatra

Vishakha विशाखा

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	14:44	15:53	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	10:08	11:17	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	12:26	13:35	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	12:08	12:44	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

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

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

06:14 – 07:02

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

06:45 – 07:50

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

13:58 – 14:35

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

16:50 – 17:14

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

17:02 – 18:07

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

24:02 – 24:50

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

16:53 – 18:41

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

16:53 – 18:41

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 4

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

09:40 – 10:17

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 9

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

12:44 – 13:21

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

Dhanu#9

Surya Nakshatra

Uttara Ashadha उत्तराषाढा

Pada 1 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

13:36
20:21
03:06

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

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Shaka Samvat

1948

Kilaka कीलक

Gujarati Samvat

2082

Vishvavasu विश्वावसु

Mantri Mandala — Year Governance

Position	Deity
Raja	Sun
Mantri	Sun

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.

Disha Shool

North उत्तर

avoid

Source: Avoid travel toward this direction today

Chandra Vasa

North उत्तर

favourable

Source: Direction favored by today's moon position

Rahu Vasa

North उत्तर

avoid

Source: Direction occupied by Rahu; avoid offerings facing here

Agnivasa

Prithvi पृथ्वी

favourable

Source: Agni's dwelling for homa-suitability assessment

Shiva Vasa

Gauri-sannidhi गौरीसन्निधि

favourable

Source: Shiva's location for rudrabhisheka timing

Homahuti

Rahu राहु

avoid

Source: Khala planet: offering inauspicious (खलग्रह के मुख में होमाहुति शुभ नहीं होती)

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, Mithuna, Kanya, Vrishchika, Makara, Kumbha

Tarabala — all 27 janma-nakshatras

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

Chandrabala — all 12 janma-rashis

#	Janma Rashi	House from Janma	Favourable
1	Mesha	8	no
2	Vrishabha	7	yes
3	Mithuna	6	yes
4	Karka	5	no
5	Simha	4	no
6	Kanya	3	yes
7	Tula	2	no
8	Vrishchika	1	yes
9	Dhanu	12	no
10	Makara	11	yes
11	Kumbha	10	yes
12	Meena	9	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
9	Dhanu धनु	07:50	08:00
10	Makara मकर	08:00	09:25
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	09:25	10:35
12	Meena मीन	10:35	11:40
1	Mesha मेष	11:40	13:00
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	13:00	14:45
3	Mithuna मिथुन	14:45	17:05
4	Karka कर्क	17:05	19:40
5	Simha सिंह	19:40	22:15
6	Kanya कन्या	22:15	24:50
7	Tula तुला	24:50	03:30
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	03:30	05:55
9	Dhanu धनु	05:55	07:50

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	Agni अग्नि	07:50	08:27	inauspicious
2	Raja राज	08:27	09:03	inauspicious
3	Chora चोर	09:03	09:40	inauspicious
4	Shubha शुभ	09:40	10:17	auspicious
5	Roga रोग	10:17	10:54	inauspicious
6	Mrityu मृत्यु	10:54	11:31	inauspicious
7	Agni अग्नि	11:31	12:08	inauspicious
8	Raja राज	12:08	12:44	inauspicious
9	Chora चोर	12:44	13:21	inauspicious
10	Shubha शुभ	13:21	13:58	auspicious
11	Roga रोग	13:58	14:35	inauspicious
12	Mrityu मृत्यु	14:35	15:12	inauspicious
13	Agni अग्नि	15:12	15:48	inauspicious
14	Raja राज	15:48	16:25	inauspicious
15	Chora चोर	16:25	17:02	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)

Hemantaहेमन्त

Ritu (Drik)

Hemantaहेमन्त

Ayana

Dakshinayanaदक्षिणायन

Dinamana

9h 12m

Ratrimana

14h 48m

Madhyahna

12:26

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

Gulika Kala - Toronto, 13 January 2026

On Tuesday, the 13th of January 2026, the Vedic calendar for those in Toronto carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. The morning light begins at 7:50 AM and dipping below the horizon at 5:02 PM, bringing 9 hours 12 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Ekadashi of Krishna side of the lunar month, and the nakshatra of the day is Vishakha. Yoga for the day is Shula, completing the core panchang signature for 2026-01-13. Pre-dawn, from 6:14 AM to 7:02 AM, is Brahma Muhurta: the period the Vedic tradition reserves for prayer, meditation, and study.

For those in Toronto, From 2:44 PM to 3:53 PM Rahu Kala is in force — the period to avoid for new endeavours. On Tuesday the Disha Shool (directional affliction) is North; the classical recommendation is to delay North-facing departures. On the auspicious side, Labh (11:17 AM–12:26 PM) is the top-quality choghadiya of the day. Vishakha nakshatra is governed by Jupiter, grounding the cosmic calendar in the rhythms of this specific place and time.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in Toronto on 13 January 2026?

In Toronto on 13 January 2026, Rahu Kaal runs from 2:44 PM to 3:53 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 13 January 2026 at 7:50 AM?

Sunrise at 7:50 AM in Toronto on 13 January 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 (5:02 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.

Is 13 January 2026 Ekadashi?

Yes, 13 January 2026 is Krishna Ekadashi as observed from Toronto. The Ekadashi tithi runs from 4:48 AM to 7:23 AM local time. Ekadashi is one of the most sacred tithis in Vaishnavism — devotees observe a fast, avoid grains, and engage in continuous chanting or scripture reading throughout this day.

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Sadhana Prescriptions

Vishnu Sahasranama Patha

विष्णु सहस्रनाम पाठ

- Mahabharata, Anushasana Parva

Sankalpa Vrata

संकल्प व्रत

- Dharmasindhu, Vrata Ratnakara

Shodashi (Tripura Sundari) Sadhana

षोडशी (त्रिपुरसुन्दरी) साधना

- Vamakeshvara Tantra, Yogini Hridaya, Lalita Sahasranama (Brahmanda Purana), Saundaryalahari (Adi Shankaracharya)

Bhuvaneshwari Ekadashi Vrata

भुवनेश्वरी एकादशी व्रत

- Navadurga Dashamahavidya Rahasya

Bava Karana Auspicious Puja

बव करण शुभ पूजा

- Muhurta Chintamani

Siddha Yoga Maha Sadhana

सिद्ध योग महासाधना

- Muhurta Chintamani, Dharmasindhu

Day Rarity Score

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टोरंटो — 13 जनवरी

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 07:50
सूर्यास्त: अपराह्ण 17:02
तिथि: एकादशी (कृष्ण पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: विशाखा (चतुर्थ पाद)
राहु काल: अपराह्ण 14:44–अपराह्ण 15:53
शुभ चौघड़िया: लाभ (प्रातः 11:17–दोपहर 12:26)