पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · August 13, 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 8.2 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन।

प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः।।8.2।।
"8.2 Who is it who rules the spirit sacrifice in many; and at the time of death how may those who have learned self-control come to the knowledge of Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya116.16°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra138.92°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala275.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha109.22°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati200.75°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra161.74°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani248.79°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:11 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:37 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:55 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 51 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 08 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta15:14 – 16:13
Godhūli Muhūrta19:59 – 20:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:11 – 20:48
Amṛta Kāla19:56 – 21:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:11 – 09:02
Yamaganda10:54 – 12:45
Gulika Kāla14:36 – 16:28
Varjyam05:56 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:19 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:11 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:02 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:54 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:45 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:36 – 16:28 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:28 – 18:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta18:19 – 20:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala20:11 – 21:19 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha21:19 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:28 – 23:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:36 – 00:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:45 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:54 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:02 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:11 – 05:19 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869878.27
Julian Day2458343.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1130°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)22.27°
🪷 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 (24.1130°), declination 14.73°, EoT -4.56 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: 2018-08-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)