पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · May 17, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.33 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप।

सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते।।4.33।।
"4.33 The sacrifice of wisdom is superior to any material sacrifice, for, O Arjuna, the climax of action is always Realisation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya32.50°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra159.56°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala219.36°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha21.15°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra26.65°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani230.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:41 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:32 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:09 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:01 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 50 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 09 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:35 – 03:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:22 – 04:41
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta15:15 – 16:18
Godhūli Muhūrta20:20 – 20:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:32 – 21:11
Amṛta Kāla20:17 – 22:02
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:34 – 18:33
Yamaganda08:39 – 10:38
Gulika Kāla12:37 – 14:35
Varjyam05:21 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:41 – 06:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:40 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:39 – 10:38 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:38 – 12:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:37 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:35 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:34 – 18:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga18:33 – 20:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla20:32 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha21:33 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:34 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:35 – 00:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:37 – 01:38 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:38 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:39 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:40 – 04:41 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869060.27
Julian Day2457525.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0817°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)124.97°
🪷 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 (24.0817°), declination 19.39°, EoT 3.72 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: 2016-05-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)