पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · April 16, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.10 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
असक्ितरनभिष्वङ्गः पुत्रदारगृहादिषु।नित्यं च समचित्तत्वमिष्टानिष्टोपपत्तिषु।।13.10।।
"13.10 Indifference, non-attachment to sex, progeny or home, equanimity in good fortune and in bad;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.68°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra323.55°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala16.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha7.91°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.83°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra40.88°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani219.79°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:39 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:29 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:46 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 56 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 03 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:51 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta15:00 – 15:56
Godhūli Muhūrta19:27 – 19:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:39 – 20:14
Amṛta Kāla19:24 – 21:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:25 – 16:10
Yamaganda05:42 – 07:27
Gulika Kāla09:11 – 10:56
Varjyam06:17 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:42 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:27 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:11 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:56 – 12:40 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:40 – 14:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:25 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:10 – 17:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:54 – 19:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:39 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:54 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:10 – 23:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:25 – 00:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:40 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:56 – 03:11 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:11 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:27 – 05:42 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868663.27
Julian Day2457128.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0666°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)324.08°
🪷 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 (24.0666°), declination 9.95°, EoT 0.02 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: 2015-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)