पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · January 15, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.24 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
नभःस्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णं

व्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम्।

दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा

धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो।।11.24।।
"11.24 When I see Thee, touching the Heavens, glowing with colour, with open mouth and wide open fiery eyes, I am terrified. O My Lord! My courage and peace of mind desert me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.98°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra124.29°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala325.76°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha247.11°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.78°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra317.84°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani238.64°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:43 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:56 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:55 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:11 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 12 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 47 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:38 – 08:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā08:02 – 08:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:33 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta16:44 – 17:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:56 – 17:17
Amṛta Kāla16:41 – 18:26
Niśīta Muhūrta00:33 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:55 – 16:56
Yamaganda12:50 – 13:51
Gulika Kāla14:53 – 15:55
Varjyam09:04 – 09:17
Dur Muhūrta 10:38 – 10:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg08:43 – 09:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala09:45 – 10:46 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:46 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:48 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:50 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:51 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:53 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:55 – 16:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:56 – 18:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:55 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:53 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:51 – 00:50 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:50 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:48 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:46 – 06:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha06:45 – 08:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869303.27
Julian Day2457768.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0910°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.67°
🪷 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 -21.12°, EoT -9.35 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: 2017-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)