पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · January 14, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.23 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं

महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्।

बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं

दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम्।।11.23।।
"11.23 Seeing Thy stupendous Form, O Most Mighty, with its myriad faces, its innumerable eyes and limbs and terrible jaws, I myself and all the worlds are overwhelmed with awe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.97°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra110.51°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala325.01°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha246.41°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.71°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra316.84°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani238.53°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:44 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:55 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:49 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:37 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:46 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 10 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 49 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:39 – 08:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā08:03 – 08:44
Abhijit Muhūrta12:33 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta16:43 – 17:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:55 – 17:15
Amṛta Kāla16:40 – 18:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:33 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:47 – 11:48
Yamaganda13:51 – 14:52
Gulika Kāla08:44 – 09:45
Varjyam09:05 – 09:18
Dur Muhūrta 10:39 – 10:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla08:44 – 09:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha09:45 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:47 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:48 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:49 – 13:51 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:51 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:52 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:53 – 16:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:55 – 18:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:53 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:52 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:51 – 00:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:49 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:48 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:47 – 06:45 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha06:45 – 08:44 (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)1869302.27
Julian Day2457767.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0910°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)201.28°
🪷 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 (24.0910°), declination -21.30°, EoT -9.00 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: 2017-01-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)