पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · July 19, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: रक्षा बन्धन — Rakṣā Bandhana / Śrāvaṇa Pūrṇimā
Sister-brother bond; Brāhmaṇa Upākarma.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.25 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया।

आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।6.25।।
"6.25 Little by little, by the help of his reason controlled by fortitude, let him attain peace; and, fixing his mind on the Self, let him not think of any other thing." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.25'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya92.73°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra261.51°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala211.21°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha105.54°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.10°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra104.09°KarkaPuṣya P4
शनि Śani226.01°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:42 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:51 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:07 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:56 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)16 Hours 09 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)7 Hours 50 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:32 – 03:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:21 – 04:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta15:28 – 16:33
Godhūli Muhūrta20:39 – 21:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:51 – 21:31
Amṛta Kāla20:36 – 22:21
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:49 – 18:50
Yamaganda08:44 – 10:45
Gulika Kāla12:46 – 14:48
Varjyam05:22 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:42 – 06:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:43 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:44 – 10:45 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:45 – 12:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:46 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:48 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:49 – 18:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga18:50 – 20:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla20:51 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha21:50 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:49 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:48 – 00:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:46 – 01:45 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:45 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:44 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:43 – 04:42 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869123.27
Julian Day2457588.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0842°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)168.04°
🪷 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 (24.0842°), declination 20.79°, EoT -5.93 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: 2016-07-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)