पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · June 20, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: आषाढ गुप्त नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Āṣāḍha Gupta Navrātri Start
Second Gupta Navrātri.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.8 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्।

धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि युगे युगे।।4.8।।
"4.8 To protect the righteous, to destroy the wicked and to establish the kingdom of God, I am reborn from age to age." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya65.10°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
चन्द्र Candra69.75°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.97°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha87.73°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati37.59°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra44.34°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani178.51°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:18 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)21:06 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:39 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:22 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)16 Hours 48 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)7 Hours 11 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:03 – 03:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā02:54 – 04:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta15:30 – 16:37
Godhūli Muhūrta20:54 – 21:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā21:06 – 21:48
Amṛta Kāla20:51 – 22:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:42 – 14:48
Yamaganda06:24 – 08:30
Gulika Kāla10:36 – 12:42
Varjyam05:00 – 05:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 Labha04:18 – 06:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:24 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:30 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:36 – 12:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:42 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:48 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:54 – 19:00 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha19:00 – 21:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg21:06 – 22:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala22:00 – 22:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:54 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:48 – 00:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:42 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:36 – 02:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:30 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:24 – 04:18 (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)1867633.27
Julian Day2456098.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0272°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.38°
🪷 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 (24.0272°), declination 23.43°, EoT -1.24 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: 2012-06-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)