पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · April 18, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.60 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यततो ह्यपि कौन्तेय पुरुषस्य विपश्चितः।

इन्द्रियाणि प्रमाथीनि हरन्ति प्रसभं मनः।।2.60।।
"2.60 O Arjuna! The mind of him, who is trying to conquer it, is forcibly carried away in spite of his efforts, by his tumultuous senses." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.60's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.39°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra328.36°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.55°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha336.80°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati22.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra48.04°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani181.74°TulāCitrā P3

Amsterdam, Netherlands — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+1)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:44 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:28 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:04 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta15:01 – 15:58
Godhūli Muhūrta19:32 – 19:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:44 – 20:19
Amṛta Kāla19:29 – 21:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:40 – 14:26
Yamaganda07:22 – 09:08
Gulika Kāla10:54 – 12:40
Varjyam06:12 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:36 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:22 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:08 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:54 – 12:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:40 – 14:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:26 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:12 – 17:58 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:58 – 19:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:44 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:58 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:12 – 23:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:26 – 00:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:40 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:54 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:08 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:22 – 05:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.3676°
Longitude: 4.9041°
Timezone: UTC+1

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867570.27
Julian Day2456035.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0248°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)322.69°
🪷 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 (24.0248°), declination 10.91°, EoT 0.51 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: 2012-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)