पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · January 15, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.55 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

प्रजहाति यदा कामान् सर्वान् पार्थ मनोगतान्।

आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते।।2.55।।
"2.55 Lord Shri Krishna replied: When a man has given up the desires of his heart and is satisfied with the Self alone, be sure that he has reached the highest state." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.72°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra248.52°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.49°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha250.83°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.80°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra271.85°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani248.76°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:44 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:56 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:33 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:09 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 12 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 47 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:38 – 08:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā08:03 – 08:44
Abhijit Muhūrta12:33 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta16:44 – 17:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:56 – 17:16
Amṛta Kāla16:41 – 18:26
Niśīta Muhūrta00:33 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:45 – 10:47
Yamaganda11:48 – 12:50
Gulika Kāla13:51 – 14:53
Varjyam09:04 – 09:17
Dur Muhūrta 10:38 – 10:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta08:44 – 09:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla09:45 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:47 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:48 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:50 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:51 – 14:53 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:53 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:54 – 16:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:56 – 18:54 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:54 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:53 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:51 – 00:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:50 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:48 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:47 – 06:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala06:45 – 08:44 (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)1869668.27
Julian Day2458133.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1050°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)336.81°
🪷 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 (24.1050°), declination -21.16°, EoT -9.35 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: 2018-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)