पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · April 18, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.7 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।
"14.7 Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.11°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra258.84°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala33.31°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha7.73°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.43°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra332.72°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani243.42°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:43 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:46 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:32 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta15:01 – 15:57
Godhūli Muhūrta19:31 – 19:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:43 – 20:18
Amṛta Kāla19:28 – 21:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:12 – 17:57
Yamaganda09:08 – 10:54
Gulika Kāla12:40 – 14:26
Varjyam06:12 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Roga05:37 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:22 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:08 – 10:54 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:54 – 12:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:40 – 14:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:26 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:12 – 17:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:57 – 19:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:43 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:57 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:12 – 23:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:26 – 00:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:40 – 01:54 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:54 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:08 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:22 – 05:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869396.27
Julian Day2457861.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0946°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)257.96°
🪷 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 (24.0946°), declination 10.84°, EoT 0.51 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: 2017-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)