पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · January 17, 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 2.57 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यः सर्वत्रानभिस्नेहस्तत्तत्प्राप्य शुभाशुभम्।

नाभिनन्दति न द्वेष्टि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.57।।
"2.57 He who wherever he goes is attached to no person and to no place by ties of flesh; who accepts good and evil alike, neither welcoming the one nor shrinking from the other - take him to be one who is merged in the Infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.57'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.76°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra272.21°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala209.73°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha253.67°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.09°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra274.36°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani248.98°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:42 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:59 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:42 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:54 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 17 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 42 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:35 – 08:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā08:00 – 08:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:34 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta16:47 – 17:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:59 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:44 – 18:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:34 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:50 – 13:53
Yamaganda09:44 – 10:46
Gulika Kāla11:48 – 12:50
Varjyam09:02 – 09:16
Dur Muhūrta 10:38 – 10:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha08:42 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:44 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:46 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:48 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:50 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:53 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:55 – 15:57 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:57 – 16:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:59 – 18:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:57 – 20:55 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:55 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:53 – 00:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:50 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:48 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:46 – 06:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:44 – 08:42 (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 Amāvasyā + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869670.27
Julian Day2458135.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1051°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)359.91°
🪷 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 (24.1051°), declination -20.78°, EoT -10.03 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: 2018-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)