पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · August 8, 2015 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।

"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.18'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	111.14°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	33.20°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	95.13°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	126.11°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	124.44°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शुक्र Śukra	122.83°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	214.02°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:11 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	20:21 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:46 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:40 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:28 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	15 Hours 10 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	8 Hours 49 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:09 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:55 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:15 – 13:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	15:17 – 16:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	20:09 – 20:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	20:21 – 20:59
Amṛta Kāla	20:06 – 21:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:15 – 01:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:58 – 10:52
Yamaganda	14:40 – 16:33
Gulika Kāla	05:11 – 07:04
Varjyam	05:49 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta	08:43 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

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):
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 Kāla	05:11 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:04 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:58 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:52 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:46 – 14:40 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	14:40 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	16:33 – 18:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	18:27 – 20:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	20:21 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	21:27 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	22:33 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	23:40 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:46 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:52 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:58 – 04:04 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:04 – 05:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.3676°

Longitude: 4.9041°

Timezone: UTC+1

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868777.27
Julian Day	2457242.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0709°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	280.00°

🪷 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 16.27°, EoT -5.35 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: 2015-08-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)