पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · July 28, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.16 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
चतुर्विधा भजन्ते मां जनाः सुकृतिनोऽर्जुन।

आर्तो जिज्ञासुरर्थार्थी ज्ञानी च भरतर्षभ।।7.16।।
"7.16 O Arjuna! The righteous who worship Me are grouped by stages: first, they who suffer, next they who desire knowledge, then they who thirst after truth, and lastly they who attain wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya100.84°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra282.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala279.55°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha119.03°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.57°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra145.26°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani249.55°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:54 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:39 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:33 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:16 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 45 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 14 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:48 – 03:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:35 – 04:54
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:18
Vijaya Muhūrta15:24 – 16:27
Godhūli Muhūrta20:27 – 20:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:39 – 21:19
Amṛta Kāla20:24 – 22:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:50 – 10:48
Yamaganda14:45 – 16:43
Gulika Kāla04:54 – 06:52
Varjyam05:33 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Kāla04:54 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:52 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:50 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:48 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:47 – 14:45 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:45 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:43 – 18:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla18:41 – 20:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha20:39 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta21:41 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:43 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:45 – 00:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:47 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:48 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:50 – 03:52 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:52 – 04:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869862.27
Julian Day2458327.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1124°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)183.24°
🪷 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 (24.1124°), declination 19.03°, EoT -6.17 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: 2018-07-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)