पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · August 13, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.20 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न प्रहृष्येत्प्रियं प्राप्य नोद्विजेत्प्राप्य चाप्रियम्।

स्थिरबुद्धिरसम्मूढो ब्रह्मविद्ब्रह्मणि स्थितः।।5.20।।
"5.20 He who knows and lives in the Absolute remains unmoved and unperturbed; he is not elated by pleasure or depressed by pain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.20'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya116.67°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra62.21°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala179.13°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha98.51°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.86°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra70.72°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani180.35°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:10 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:46 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:29 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 49 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 10 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:21 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:06 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta15:13 – 16:13
Godhūli Muhūrta19:58 – 20:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:10 – 20:47
Amṛta Kāla19:55 – 21:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:11 – 09:02
Yamaganda10:54 – 12:45
Gulika Kāla14:36 – 16:27
Varjyam05:57 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:20 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:11 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:02 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:54 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:45 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:36 – 16:27 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:27 – 18:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta18:19 – 20:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala20:10 – 21:19 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha21:19 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:27 – 23:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:36 – 00:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:45 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:54 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:02 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:11 – 05:20 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867687.27
Julian Day2456152.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0292°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)305.25°
🪷 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 14.59°, EoT -4.56 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: 2012-08-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)