पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · August 12, 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 6.19 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता।

योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः।।6.19।।
"6.19 The wise man who has conquered his mind and is absorbed in the Self is as a lamp which does not flicker, since it stands sheltered from every wind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.19'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 Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.22°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra313.46°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala195.11°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha118.60°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati101.12°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra95.44°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani202.74°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:13 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:40 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:16 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 55 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 04 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta15:14 – 16:14
Godhūli Muhūrta20:01 – 20:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:13 – 20:50
Amṛta Kāla19:58 – 21:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:29 – 18:21
Yamaganda09:01 – 10:53
Gulika Kāla12:45 – 14:37
Varjyam05:55 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:17 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:09 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:01 – 10:53 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:53 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:45 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:37 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:29 – 18:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga18:21 – 20:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla20:13 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha21:21 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:29 – 23:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:37 – 00:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:45 – 01:53 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:53 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:01 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:09 – 05:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868416.27
Julian Day2456881.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0571°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)197.07°
🪷 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 15.04°, EoT -4.74 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: 2014-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)