पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · December 7, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.16 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः।

उभयोरपि दृष्टोऽन्तस्त्वनयोस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः।।2.16।।
"2.16 That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya231.01°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra98.57°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala184.13°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha243.85°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati197.94°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra222.79°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani244.20°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:36 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:29 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:49 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:37 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)7 Hours 52 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)16 Hours 07 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:33 – 08:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:57 – 08:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:17 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta16:17 – 16:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:29 – 16:49
Amṛta Kāla16:14 – 17:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:17 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:32 – 14:31
Yamaganda08:36 – 09:36
Gulika Kāla10:35 – 11:34
Varjyam08:56 – 09:09
Dur Muhūrta 10:27 – 10:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha08:36 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga09:36 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:35 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:34 – 12:33 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:33 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:32 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:31 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:30 – 16:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:29 – 18:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:30 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:31 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:32 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:33 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:34 – 04:35 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:35 – 06:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta06:36 – 08:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869629.27
Julian Day2458094.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1035°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)224.42°
🪷 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 (24.1035°), declination -22.61°, EoT 7.72 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: 2017-12-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)