पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · May 9, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: नरसिंह जयन्ती — Narasiṁha Jayantī
Bhagavān Narasiṁha manifested to protect the bhakta Prahlāda. Krishna's fierce protective form.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.1 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम्।छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित्।।15.1।।
"15.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: This phenomenal creation, which is both ephemeral and eternal, is like a tree, but having its seed above in the Highest and its ramifications on this earth below. The scriptures are its leaves, and he who understands this, knows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya24.53°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra183.91°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.75°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha1.00°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati170.16°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra341.58°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani242.69°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:55 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:19 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:07 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:21 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 24 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 36 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:52 – 03:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:38 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta15:11 – 16:12
Godhūli Muhūrta20:07 – 20:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:19 – 20:57
Amṛta Kāla20:04 – 21:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:28 – 18:23
Yamaganda08:46 – 10:41
Gulika Kāla12:37 – 14:32
Varjyam05:33 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:55 – 06:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:50 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:46 – 10:41 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:41 – 12:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:37 – 14:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:32 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:28 – 18:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga18:23 – 20:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla20:19 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha21:23 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:28 – 23:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:32 – 00:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:37 – 01:41 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:41 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:46 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:50 – 04:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869417.27
Julian Day2457882.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0954°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)159.43°
🪷 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 (24.0954°), declination 17.36°, EoT 3.63 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: 2017-05-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)