पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · May 12, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.28 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
द्रव्ययज्ञास्तपोयज्ञा योगयज्ञास्तथापरे।

स्वाध्यायज्ञानयज्ञाश्च यतयः संशितव्रताः।।4.28।।
"4.28 And yet others offer as their sacrifice wealth, austerities and meditation. Monks wedded to their vows renounce their scriptural learning and even their spiritual powers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya27.67°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra97.81°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala220.90°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha23.76°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.52°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra20.51°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani230.42°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:49 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:24 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:22 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:13 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 34 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 25 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:45 – 03:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:31 – 04:49
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta15:12 – 16:15
Godhūli Muhūrta20:12 – 20:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:24 – 21:03
Amṛta Kāla20:09 – 21:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:33 – 16:30
Yamaganda04:49 – 06:46
Gulika Kāla08:43 – 10:40
Varjyam05:28 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:49 – 06:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:46 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:43 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:40 – 12:37 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:37 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:33 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:30 – 18:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha18:27 – 20:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta20:24 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla21:27 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:30 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:33 – 00:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:37 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:40 – 02:43 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:43 – 03:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:46 – 04:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869055.27
Julian Day2457520.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0816°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)67.71°
🪷 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 (24.0816°), declination 18.20°, EoT 3.74 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: 2016-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)