पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · August 11, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.18 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विद्याविनयसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि।

शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः।।5.18।।
"5.18 Sages look equally upon all, whether he be a minister of learning and humility, or an infidel, or whether it be a cow, an elephant or a dog." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.75°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra38.31°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala177.89°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha97.62°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.57°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra68.86°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani180.21°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:14 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:38 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:41 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 57 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 02 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:17 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta15:15 – 16:15
Godhūli Muhūrta20:02 – 20:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:14 – 20:51
Amṛta Kāla19:59 – 21:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:01 – 10:53
Yamaganda14:37 – 16:30
Gulika Kāla05:17 – 07:09
Varjyam05:54 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:17 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:09 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:01 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:53 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:45 – 14:37 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:37 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:30 – 18:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla18:22 – 20:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha20:14 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta21:22 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:30 – 23:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:37 – 00:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:45 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:53 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:01 – 04:09 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:09 – 05:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867685.27
Julian Day2456150.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0292°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)283.68°
🪷 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 (24.0292°), declination 15.19°, EoT -4.91 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: 2012-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)