पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · November 7, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.26 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः।

गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः।।10.26।।
"10.26 Of trees I am the sacred Fig-tree, of the Divine Seers Narada, of the heavenly singers I am Chitraratha, their Leader, and of sages I am Kapila." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya200.46°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra192.66°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala300.25°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha223.54°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati215.50°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra182.72°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani251.23°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:47 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:02 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:03 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:43 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 15 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 45 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:33 – 07:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:01 – 07:47
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta16:50 – 17:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:02 – 17:25
Amṛta Kāla16:47 – 18:32
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:24 – 13:34
Yamaganda08:56 – 10:06
Gulika Kāla11:15 – 12:24
Varjyam08:10 – 08:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:47 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:56 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:06 – 11:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:15 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:24 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:34 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:43 – 15:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:52 – 17:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:02 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:52 – 20:43 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:43 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:34 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:24 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:15 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:06 – 05:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:56 – 07:47 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869964.27
Julian Day2458429.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1163°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)353.94°
🪷 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 (24.1163°), declination -16.21°, EoT 16.09 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: 2018-11-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)