पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · July 12, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.47 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना।

श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः।।6.47।।
"6.47 I look upon him as the best of mystics who, full of faith, worshippeth Me and abideth in Me."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya85.57°MithunaPunarvasu P2
चन्द्र Candra70.21°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala283.42°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha111.80°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.11°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra127.80°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani250.58°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:32 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:59 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:23 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:06 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)16 Hours 26 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)7 Hours 33 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:21 – 03:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:10 – 04:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta15:30 – 16:36
Godhūli Muhūrta20:47 – 21:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:59 – 21:40
Amṛta Kāla20:44 – 22:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:49 – 16:52
Yamaganda04:32 – 06:36
Gulika Kāla08:39 – 10:42
Varjyam05:13 – 05:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:32 – 06:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:36 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:39 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:42 – 12:46 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:46 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:49 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:52 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha18:56 – 20:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta20:59 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla21:56 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:52 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:49 – 00:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:46 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:42 – 02:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:39 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:36 – 04:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869846.27
Julian Day2458311.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1118°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.98°
🪷 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 (24.1118°), declination 21.99°, EoT -5.24 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: 2018-07-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)