पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · August 16, 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 6.23 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्।

स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा।।6.23।।
"6.23 This inner severance from the affliction of misery is spirituality. It should be practised with determination and with a heart which refuses to be depressed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.23'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.06°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra10.93°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala197.47°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha126.38°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati101.99°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra100.34°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani202.90°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:05 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:17 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:47 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 40 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 19 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:27 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta15:11 – 16:10
Godhūli Muhūrta19:53 – 20:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:05 – 20:41
Amṛta Kāla19:50 – 21:35
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:04 – 10:54
Yamaganda14:34 – 16:25
Gulika Kāla05:24 – 07:14
Varjyam06:01 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:24 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:14 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:04 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:54 – 12:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:44 – 14:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:34 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:25 – 18:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla18:15 – 20:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha20:05 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta21:15 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:25 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:34 – 00:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:44 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:54 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:04 – 04:14 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:14 – 05:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868420.27
Julian Day2456885.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0573°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.17°
🪷 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 (24.0573°), declination 13.81°, 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: 2014-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)