पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · January 10, 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 2.50 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते।

तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम्।।2.50।।
"2.50 When a man attains to Pure Reason, he renounces in this world the results of good and evil alike. Cling thou to Right Action. Spirituality is the real art of living." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.63°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra188.49°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala205.39°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha244.02°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.06°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra265.56°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani248.19°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:47 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:48 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:41 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:37 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 01 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 58 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:43 – 08:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā08:07 – 08:47
Abhijit Muhūrta12:32 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta16:36 – 17:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:48 – 17:08
Amṛta Kāla16:33 – 18:18
Niśīta Muhūrta00:32 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:48 – 13:48
Yamaganda09:47 – 10:48
Gulika Kāla11:48 – 12:48
Varjyam09:07 – 09:20
Dur Muhūrta 10:40 – 10:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha08:47 – 09:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:47 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:48 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:48 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:48 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:48 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:48 – 15:48 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:48 – 16:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:48 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:48 – 20:48 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:48 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:48 – 00:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:48 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:48 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:48 – 06:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:47 – 08:47 (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)1869663.27
Julian Day2458128.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1048°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.81°
🪷 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 (24.1048°), declination -21.99°, EoT -7.50 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: 2018-01-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)