पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · August 11, 2014 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 6.18 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यदा विनियतं चित्तमात्मन्येवावतिष्ठते।

निःस्पृहः सर्वकामेभ्यो युक्त इत्युच्यते तदा।।6.18।।
"6.18 When the mind, completely controlled, is centered in the Self, and free from all earthly desires, then is the man truly spiritual." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.26°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra298.22°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala194.53°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha116.61°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati100.90°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra94.22°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani202.71°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:16 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:15 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:13 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:49 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 58 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 01 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:16 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta15:15 – 16:15
Godhūli Muhūrta20:03 – 20:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:15 – 20:52
Amṛta Kāla20:00 – 21:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:08 – 09:01
Yamaganda10:53 – 12:45
Gulika Kāla14:38 – 16:30
Varjyam05:53 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:16 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:08 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:01 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:53 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:45 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:38 – 16:30 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:30 – 18:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta18:22 – 20:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala20:15 – 21:22 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha21:22 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:30 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:38 – 00:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:45 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:53 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:01 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:08 – 05:16 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868415.27
Julian Day2456880.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0571°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)183.52°
🪷 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 (24.0571°), declination 15.34°, 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: 2014-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)