पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · July 17, 2015 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 16.20 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आसुरीं योनिमापन्ना मूढा जन्मनि जन्मनि।

मामप्राप्यैव कौन्तेय ततो यान्त्यधमां गतिम्।।16.20।।
"16.20 So reborn, they spend life after life, enveloped in delusion. And they never reach Me, O Prince, but degenerate into still lower forms of life." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.11°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra101.52°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala80.73°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha81.94°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.85°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra125.20°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani214.20°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:38 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:54 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:42 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:22 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)16 Hours 16 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)7 Hours 43 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:28 – 03:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:17 – 04:38
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta15:29 – 16:34
Godhūli Muhūrta20:42 – 21:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:54 – 21:35
Amṛta Kāla20:39 – 22:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:44 – 12:46
Yamaganda16:50 – 18:52
Gulika Kāla06:40 – 08:42
Varjyam05:19 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:38 – 06:40 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:40 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:42 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:44 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:46 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:48 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:50 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala18:52 – 20:54 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga20:54 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg21:52 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:50 – 23:48 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:48 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:46 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:44 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:42 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:40 – 04:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868755.27
Julian Day2457220.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0701°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)13.57°
🪷 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 (24.0701°), declination 21.27°, EoT -5.77 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: 2015-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)