पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · January 29, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.8 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
न तु मां शक्यसे द्रष्टुमनेनैव स्वचक्षुषा।

दिव्यं ददामि ते चक्षुः पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्।।11.8।।
"11.8 Yet since with mortal eyes thou canst not see Me, lo! I give thee the Divine Sight. See now the glory of My Sovereignty."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.73°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra37.11°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala318.66°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha287.94°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.93°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra307.49°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani218.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:27 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:54 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:23 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:23 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 52 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 07 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:16 – 07:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:43 – 08:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:36 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:36 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:00 – 15:07
Yamaganda08:27 – 09:34
Gulika Kāla10:40 – 11:47
Varjyam08:50 – 09:04
Dur Muhūrta 10:32 – 10:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha08:27 – 09:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga09:34 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:40 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:47 – 12:54 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:54 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:00 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:07 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:13 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:20 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:13 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:07 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:00 – 00:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:54 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:47 – 04:40 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:40 – 06:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta06:34 – 08:27 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868586.27
Julian Day2457051.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0636°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)110.08°
🪷 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 (24.0636°), declination -18.06°, EoT -13.17 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: 2015-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)