पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · August 19, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.9 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
पुण्यो गन्धः पृथिव्यां च तेजश्चास्मि विभावसौ।

जीवनं सर्वभूतेषु तपश्चास्मि तपस्विषु।।7.9।।
"7.9 I am the Fragrance of earth, the Brilliance of fire. I am the Life Force in all beings, and I am the Austerity of the ascetics." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya122.42°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra310.66°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.90°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha149.49°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati150.87°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra142.16°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani225.53°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:57 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:04 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:29 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 27 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 32 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta15:08 – 16:06
Godhūli Muhūrta19:45 – 20:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:57 – 20:34
Amṛta Kāla19:42 – 21:27
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:55 – 12:44
Yamaganda16:21 – 18:09
Gulika Kāla07:18 – 09:07
Varjyam06:06 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:30 – 07:18 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:18 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:07 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:55 – 12:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:44 – 14:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:32 – 16:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:21 – 18:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala18:09 – 19:57 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:57 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg21:09 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:21 – 23:32 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:32 – 00:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:44 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:55 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:07 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:18 – 05:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869154.27
Julian Day2457619.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0853°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.00°
🪷 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 (24.0853°), declination 12.68°, EoT -3.29 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: 2016-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)