पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · July 21, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.2 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः।

सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं प्राहुस्त्यागं विचक्षणाः।।18.2।।
"18.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: The sages say that renunciation means forgoing an action which springs from desire; and relinquishing means the surrender of its fruit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya94.40°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra61.32°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.01°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha119.59°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.19°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra53.54°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani237.89°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:44 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:49 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:13 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:55 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)16 Hours 04 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)7 Hours 55 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:35 – 03:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:24 – 04:44
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta15:27 – 16:32
Godhūli Muhūrta20:37 – 21:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:49 – 21:29
Amṛta Kāla20:34 – 22:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:46 – 12:46
Yamaganda16:48 – 18:48
Gulika Kāla06:45 – 08:45
Varjyam05:24 – 05:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:44 – 06:45 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:45 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:45 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:46 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:46 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:47 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:48 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala18:48 – 20:49 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga20:49 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg21:48 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:48 – 23:47 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:47 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:46 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:46 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:45 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:45 – 04:44 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869490.27
Julian Day2457955.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0982°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)329.07°
🪷 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 (24.0982°), declination 20.46°, EoT -6.05 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: 2017-07-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)