पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · August 9, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.21 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान्।वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम्।।18.21।।
"18.21 The knowledge which thinks of the manifold existence in all beings as separate - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.21'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 Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya112.57°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra307.39°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala108.22°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha136.73°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati173.71°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra75.42°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani237.14°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:18 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:39 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:51 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 05 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 55 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:12 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:58 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:16
Vijaya Muhūrta15:16 – 16:17
Godhūli Muhūrta20:06 – 20:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:18 – 20:56
Amṛta Kāla20:03 – 21:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:46 – 14:39
Yamaganda07:06 – 08:59
Gulika Kāla10:52 – 12:46
Varjyam05:51 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:13 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:06 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:59 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:52 – 12:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:46 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:39 – 16:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:32 – 18:25 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha18:25 – 20:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg20:18 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala21:25 – 22:32 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:32 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:39 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:46 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:52 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:59 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:06 – 05:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869509.27
Julian Day2457974.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0989°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)195.35°
🪷 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 (24.0989°), declination 15.84°, EoT -5.21 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: 2017-08-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)