पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · December 7, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.14 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः।

प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत।।11.14।।
"11.14 Thereupon Arjuna, dumb with awe, his hair on end, his head bowed, his hands clasped in salutation, addressed the Lord thus:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya230.75°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra227.67°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala318.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha212.81°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati222.18°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra188.17°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani254.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:36 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:29 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:23 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:17 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)7 Hours 52 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)16 Hours 07 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:33 – 08:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:57 – 08:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:17 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta16:17 – 16:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:29 – 16:49
Amṛta Kāla16:14 – 17:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:17 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:34 – 12:33
Yamaganda14:31 – 15:30
Gulika Kāla09:35 – 10:34
Varjyam08:56 – 09:09
Dur Muhūrta 10:27 – 10:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala08:36 – 09:35 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha09:35 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:34 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:34 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:33 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:32 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:31 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:30 – 16:29 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:29 – 18:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:30 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:31 – 22:32 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:32 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:33 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:34 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:34 – 06:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga06:35 – 08:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869994.27
Julian Day2458459.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1175°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)358.41°
🪷 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 (24.1175°), declination -22.58°, EoT 7.72 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: 2018-12-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)