पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · July 16, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.4 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम्।

अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर।।8.4।।
"8.4 Matter consists of the forms that perish; Divinity is the Supreme Self; and He who inspires the spirit of sacrifice in man, O noblest of thy race, is I Myself, Who now stand in human form before thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya89.84°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra33.70°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala345.85°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha71.49°MithunaĀrdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati267.97°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra47.82°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani274.84°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:38 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:54 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:06 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:57 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)16 Hours 16 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)7 Hours 43 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:27 – 03:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:16 – 04:38
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta15:29 – 16:34
Godhūli Muhūrta20:42 – 21:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:54 – 21:35
Amṛta Kāla20:39 – 22:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:48 – 16:50
Yamaganda04:38 – 06:40
Gulika Kāla08:42 – 10:44
Varjyam05:18 – 05:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:38 – 06:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:40 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:42 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:44 – 12:46 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:46 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:48 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:50 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha18:52 – 20:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta20:54 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla21:52 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:50 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:48 – 00:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:46 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:44 – 02:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:42 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:40 – 04:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870581.27
Julian Day2459046.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1399°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)303.79°
🪷 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 (24.1399°), declination 21.31°, EoT -5.68 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: 2020-07-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)