पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · August 10, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.47 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना।

श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः।।6.47।।
"6.47 I look upon him as the best of mystics who, full of faith, worshippeth Me and abideth in Me."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.47'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya113.77°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra195.75°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.74°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha140.00°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati149.09°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra131.11°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani225.51°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:16 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:29 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:58 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 00 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 59 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:15 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta15:16 – 16:16
Godhūli Muhūrta20:04 – 20:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:16 – 20:53
Amṛta Kāla20:01 – 21:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:45 – 14:38
Yamaganda07:08 – 09:00
Gulika Kāla10:53 – 12:45
Varjyam05:53 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:15 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:08 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:00 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:53 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:45 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:38 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:31 – 18:23 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha18:23 – 20:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg20:16 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala21:23 – 22:31 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:31 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:38 – 00:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:45 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:53 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:00 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:08 – 05:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869145.27
Julian Day2457610.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0850°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)83.88°
🪷 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 (24.0850°), declination 15.48°, EoT -5.06 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: 2016-08-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)