पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · August 16, 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 5.23 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शक्नोतीहैव यः सोढुं प्राक्शरीरविमोक्षणात्।

कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्तः स सुखी नरः।।5.23।।
"5.23 He who, before he leaves his body, learns to surmount the promptings of desire and anger is a saint and is happy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.23'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.56°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra99.71°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.00°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha100.71°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.30°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra73.58°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani180.58°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:04 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:32 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:18 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 38 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 21 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:12 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta15:11 – 16:09
Godhūli Muhūrta19:52 – 20:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:04 – 20:40
Amṛta Kāla19:49 – 21:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:34 – 16:24
Yamaganda05:25 – 07:15
Gulika Kāla09:05 – 10:54
Varjyam06:02 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:25 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:15 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:05 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:54 – 12:44 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:44 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:34 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:24 – 18:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha18:14 – 20:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta20:04 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla21:14 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:24 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:34 – 00:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:44 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:54 – 03:05 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:05 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:15 – 05:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867690.27
Julian Day2456155.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0293°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.46°
🪷 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 13.66°, EoT -3.97 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: 2012-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)