पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · August 7, 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 17.17 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।।
"17.17 These threefold austerities performed with faith, and without thought of reward, may truly be accounted Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya110.18°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra19.53°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala94.48°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha124.34°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati124.23°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra123.32°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani214.01°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:23 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:12 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:14 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 13 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 46 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:07 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:53 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:16
Vijaya Muhūrta15:18 – 16:19
Godhūli Muhūrta20:11 – 20:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:23 – 21:01
Amṛta Kāla20:08 – 21:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:52 – 12:46
Yamaganda16:34 – 18:29
Gulika Kāla07:03 – 08:57
Varjyam05:47 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:09 – 07:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:03 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:57 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:52 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:46 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:40 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:34 – 18:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala18:29 – 20:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga20:23 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg21:29 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:34 – 23:40 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:40 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:46 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:52 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:57 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:03 – 05:09 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868776.27
Julian Day2457241.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0709°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.96°
🪷 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 (24.0709°), declination 16.55°, EoT -5.48 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: 2015-08-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)