पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · July 31, 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 6.37 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अयतिः श्रद्धयोपेतो योगाच्चलितमानसः।

अप्राप्य योगसंसिद्धिं कां गतिं कृष्ण गच्छति।।6.37।।
"6.37 Arjuna asked: He who fails to control himself, whose mind falls from spiritual contemplation, who attains not perfection but retains his faith, what of him, my Lord?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya104.19°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra68.14°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala214.79°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha126.11°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.20°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra118.83°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani225.65°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:59 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:34 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:00 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:44 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 34 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 25 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:55 – 03:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:41 – 04:59
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:18
Vijaya Muhūrta15:22 – 16:25
Godhūli Muhūrta20:22 – 20:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:34 – 21:13
Amṛta Kāla20:19 – 22:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla18:37 – 20:34
Yamaganda12:46 – 14:43
Gulika Kāla16:40 – 18:37
Varjyam05:38 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:59 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:56 – 08:53 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:53 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:50 – 12:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:46 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:43 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga16:40 – 18:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg18:37 – 20:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha20:34 – 21:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga21:37 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg22:40 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:43 – 00:46 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:46 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:50 – 02:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:53 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:56 – 04:59 (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 Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869135.27
Julian Day2457600.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0846°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)325.17°
🪷 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 (24.0846°), declination 18.19°, EoT -6.07 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: 2016-07-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)