पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · August 16, 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 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।
"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.28'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.28°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra42.30°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala112.69°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha137.02°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.80°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra83.63°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani237.00°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:04 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:30 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:43 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 39 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 20 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:27 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta15:11 – 16:10
Godhūli Muhūrta19:52 – 20:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:04 – 20:41
Amṛta Kāla19:49 – 21:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:44 – 14:34
Yamaganda07:14 – 09:04
Gulika Kāla10:54 – 12:44
Varjyam06:01 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:25 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:14 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:04 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:54 – 12:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:44 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:34 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:24 – 18:14 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha18:14 – 20:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg20:04 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala21:14 – 22:24 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:24 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:34 – 00:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:44 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:54 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:04 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:14 – 05:25 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869516.27
Julian Day2457981.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0992°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)284.86°
🪷 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 (24.0992°), declination 13.72°, EoT -3.97 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: 2017-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)