पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · March 14, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.41 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ।

पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम्।।3.41।।
"3.41 Therefore, O Arjuna, first control thy senses and then slay desire, for it is full of sin, and is the destroyer of knowledge and of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya329.30°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra289.00°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala243.51°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha347.24°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.88°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra344.44°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani253.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:58 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:38 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:41 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:25 – 06:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:58
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:50 – 14:18
Yamaganda08:26 – 09:54
Gulika Kāla11:22 – 12:50
Varjyam07:28 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:43 – 10:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:58 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:26 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:54 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:22 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:50 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:18 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:46 – 17:14 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:14 – 18:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:42 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:14 – 21:46 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:46 – 23:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:18 – 00:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:50 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:22 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:54 – 05:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:26 – 06:58 (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)1869726.27
Julian Day2458191.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1072°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)318.47°
🪷 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 (24.1072°), declination -2.62°, EoT -9.94 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: 2018-03-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)