पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · August 15, 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 5.22 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दुःखयोनय एव ते।

आद्यन्तवन्तः कौन्तेय न तेषु रमते बुधः।।5.22।।
"5.22 The joys that spring from external associations bring pain; they have their beginning and their endings. The wise man does not rejoice in them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.22'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.59°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra86.93°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala180.37°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha99.86°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.15°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra72.62°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani180.50°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:06 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:28 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:48 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 42 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 17 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:26 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta15:12 – 16:10
Godhūli Muhūrta19:54 – 20:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:06 – 20:43
Amṛta Kāla19:51 – 21:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:45 – 14:35
Yamaganda07:14 – 09:04
Gulika Kāla10:54 – 12:45
Varjyam06:00 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:23 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:14 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:04 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:54 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:45 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:35 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:25 – 18:16 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha18:16 – 20:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg20:06 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala21:16 – 22:25 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:25 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:35 – 00:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:45 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:54 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:04 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:14 – 05:23 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867689.27
Julian Day2456154.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0293°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)327.75°
🪷 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 (24.0293°), declination 13.97°, EoT -4.18 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: 2012-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)