पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · August 15, 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 7.5 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
अपरेयमितस्त्वन्यां प्रकृतिं विद्धि मे पराम्।

जीवभूतां महाबाहो ययेदं धार्यते जगत्।।7.5।।
"7.5 This is My inferior Nature; but distinct from this, O Valiant One, know thou that my Superior Nature is the very Life which sustains the universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.5'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.57°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra256.84°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala220.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha145.69°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati150.07°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra137.25°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani225.50°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:06 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:06 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:49 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 42 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 17 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:26 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta15:12 – 16:10
Godhūli Muhūrta19:54 – 20:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:06 – 20:43
Amṛta Kāla19:51 – 21:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:14 – 09:04
Yamaganda10:54 – 12:45
Gulika Kāla14:35 – 16:25
Varjyam06:00 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
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 Amṛta05:23 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:14 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:04 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:54 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:45 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:35 – 16:25 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:25 – 18:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta18:15 – 20:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala20:06 – 21:15 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha21:15 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:25 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:35 – 00:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:45 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:54 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:04 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:14 – 05:23 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869150.27
Julian Day2457615.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0852°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)138.24°
🪷 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 (24.0852°), declination 13.96°, EoT -4.18 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: 2016-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)