पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · July 17, 2016 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 6.23 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्।

स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा।।6.23।।
"6.23 This inner severance from the affliction of misery is spirituality. It should be practised with determination and with a heart which refuses to be depressed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.82°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra236.14°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala210.75°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha101.70°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.77°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra101.63°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani226.09°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:39 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:53 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:37 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:18 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)16 Hours 14 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)7 Hours 45 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:29 – 03:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:18 – 04:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta15:29 – 16:34
Godhūli Muhūrta20:41 – 21:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:53 – 21:34
Amṛta Kāla20:38 – 22:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla18:52 – 20:53
Yamaganda12:46 – 14:48
Gulika Kāla16:50 – 18:52
Varjyam05:19 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:39 – 06:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:41 – 08:43 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:43 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:44 – 12:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:46 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:48 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga16:50 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg18:52 – 20:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha20:53 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga21:52 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg22:50 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:48 – 00:46 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:46 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:44 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:43 – 03:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:41 – 04:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869121.27
Julian Day2457586.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0841°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.59°
🪷 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 (24.0841°), declination 21.15°, EoT -5.77 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: 2016-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)