पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · September 17, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.9 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
न च मां तानि कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय।

उदासीनवदासीनमसक्तं तेषु कर्मसु।।9.9।।
"9.9 But these acts of mine do not bind Me. I remain outside and unattached." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya150.00°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra240.81°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala276.98°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha146.17°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.41°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra190.67°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani248.41°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:49 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:26 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:51 – 09:25
Yamaganda11:00 – 12:34
Gulika Kāla14:09 – 15:43
Varjyam06:48 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:17 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:51 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:25 – 11:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:00 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:34 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:09 – 15:43 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:43 – 17:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:17 – 18:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:52 – 20:17 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:17 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:43 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:09 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:34 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:00 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:25 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:51 – 06:17 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869913.27
Julian Day2458378.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1144°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)89.49°
🪷 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 (24.1144°), declination 2.34°, EoT 6.24 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: 2018-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)