पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · August 10, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।
"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.20'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya113.06°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra59.84°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.43°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha129.58°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati124.87°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra121.76°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani214.04°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:17 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:52 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:33 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 03 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 56 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:13 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:16
Vijaya Muhūrta15:16 – 16:16
Godhūli Muhūrta20:05 – 20:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:17 – 20:55
Amṛta Kāla20:02 – 21:47
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:07 – 09:00
Yamaganda10:53 – 12:45
Gulika Kāla14:38 – 16:31
Varjyam05:51 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:14 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:07 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:00 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:53 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:45 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:38 – 16:31 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:31 – 18:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta18:24 – 20:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala20:17 – 21:24 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha21:24 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:31 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:38 – 00:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:45 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:53 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:00 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:07 – 05:14 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868779.27
Julian Day2457244.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0710°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)305.49°
🪷 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 (24.0710°), declination 15.70°, EoT -5.06 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: 2015-08-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)