पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · January 13, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.23 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः।

न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः।।2.23।।
"2.23 Weapons cleave It not, fire burns It not, water drenches It not, and wind dries It not." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.19°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra306.50°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.83°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha271.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.40°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra232.42°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani228.10°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:46 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:52 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:49 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:18 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:26 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 06 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 53 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:41 – 08:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā08:05 – 08:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:33 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta16:40 – 17:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:52 – 17:12
Amṛta Kāla16:37 – 18:22
Niśīta Muhūrta00:33 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:49 – 13:50
Yamaganda09:47 – 10:47
Gulika Kāla11:48 – 12:49
Varjyam09:06 – 09:19
Dur Muhūrta 10:39 – 10:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha08:46 – 09:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:47 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:47 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:48 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:49 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:50 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:51 – 15:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:51 – 16:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:52 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:51 – 20:51 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:51 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:50 – 00:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:49 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:48 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:47 – 06:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:47 – 08:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868935.27
Julian Day2457400.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0770°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)36.83°
🪷 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 (24.0770°), declination -21.60°, EoT -8.64 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: 2016-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)