पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · November 13, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.32 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन।

अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम्।।10.32।।
"10.32 I am the Beginning, the Middle and the End in creation; among sciences, I am the science of Spirituality; I am the Discussion among disputants." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya206.49°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra268.62°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.83°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha228.24°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati216.82°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra181.13°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani251.77°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:58 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:52 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:32 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:35 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 54 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 05 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:47 – 07:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:13 – 07:58
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta16:40 – 17:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:52 – 17:15
Amṛta Kāla16:37 – 18:22
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:39 – 15:46
Yamaganda10:12 – 11:18
Gulika Kāla12:25 – 13:32
Varjyam08:20 – 08:34
Dur Muhūrta 10:03 – 10:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:58 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg09:05 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:12 – 11:18 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:18 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:25 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:32 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:39 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:46 – 16:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:52 – 18:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:46 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:39 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:32 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:25 – 02:18 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:18 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:12 – 06:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla06:05 – 07:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869970.27
Julian Day2458435.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1165°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.28°
🪷 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 (24.1165°), declination -17.90°, EoT 15.26 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: 2018-11-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)