पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · January 1, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.41 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन।

बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम्।।2.41।।
"2.41 By its means, the straying intellect becomes steadied in the contemplation of one object only; whereas the minds of the irresolute stray into bypaths innumerable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.46°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra61.24°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.79°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha233.51°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.60°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra254.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani247.14°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:51 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:37 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:22 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:05 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)7 Hours 46 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)16 Hours 13 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:49 – 08:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā08:12 – 08:51
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta16:25 – 16:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:37 – 16:57
Amṛta Kāla16:22 – 18:07
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:49 – 10:47
Yamaganda11:46 – 12:44
Gulika Kāla13:42 – 14:41
Varjyam09:10 – 09:23
Dur Muhūrta 10:40 – 10:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 Amṛta08:51 – 09:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla09:49 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:47 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:46 – 12:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:44 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:42 – 14:41 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:41 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:39 – 16:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:37 – 18:39 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:39 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:41 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:42 – 00:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:44 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:46 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:47 – 06:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala06:49 – 08:51 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869654.27
Julian Day2458119.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1045°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)165.41°
🪷 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 (24.1045°), declination -23.02°, EoT -3.71 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: 2018-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)