पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · February 15, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.56 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः।

वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते।।2.56।।
"2.56 The sage, whose mind is unruffled in suffering, whose desire is not roused by enjoyment, who is without attachment, anger or fear - take him to be one who stands at that lofty level." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya301.70°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra27.98°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala207.34°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha277.09°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.26°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra273.06°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani230.84°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:58 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:55 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:54 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:26 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:39 – 07:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:09 – 07:58
Abhijit Muhūrta12:35 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta00:35 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:13 – 10:27
Yamaganda11:41 – 12:55
Gulika Kāla14:09 – 15:23
Varjyam08:23 – 08:39
Dur Muhūrta 10:17 – 10:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Amṛta07:58 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla09:13 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:27 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:41 – 12:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:55 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:09 – 15:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:23 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:37 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:52 – 19:37 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:37 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:23 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:09 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:55 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:41 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:27 – 06:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala06:13 – 07:58 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868968.27
Julian Day2457433.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0782°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.10°
🪷 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 (24.0782°), declination -12.93°, EoT -14.57 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: 2016-02-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)