पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · August 6, 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 6.43 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तत्र तं बुद्धिसंयोगं लभते पौर्वदेहिकम्।

यतते च ततो भूयः संसिद्धौ कुरुनन्दन।।6.43।।
"6.43 Then the experience acquired in his former life will revive, and with its help he will strive for perfection more eagerly than before." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.43'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya109.94°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra147.70°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala217.07°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha134.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.32°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra126.20°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani225.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:23 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:56 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:38 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 14 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 45 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:07 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:52 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:16
Vijaya Muhūrta15:18 – 16:19
Godhūli Muhūrta20:11 – 20:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:23 – 21:01
Amṛta Kāla20:08 – 21:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:57 – 10:52
Yamaganda14:40 – 16:35
Gulika Kāla05:09 – 07:03
Varjyam05:47 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:09 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:03 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:57 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:52 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:46 – 14:40 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:40 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:35 – 18:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla18:29 – 20:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha20:23 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta21:29 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:35 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:40 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:46 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:52 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:57 – 04:03 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:03 – 05:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869141.27
Julian Day2457606.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0848°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)40.01°
🪷 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 (24.0848°), declination 16.62°, EoT -5.59 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: 2016-08-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)