पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · July 18, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.6 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम्।

तं तमेवैति कौन्तेय सदा तद्भावभावितः।।8.6।।
"8.6 On whatever sphere of being the mind of a man may be intent at the time of death, thither he will go." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.75°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra58.68°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala346.92°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha72.34°MithunaĀrdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati267.72°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra49.08°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani274.69°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:40 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:52 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:13 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:54 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)16 Hours 11 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)7 Hours 48 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:31 – 03:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:19 – 04:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta15:28 – 16:33
Godhūli Muhūrta20:40 – 21:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:52 – 21:33
Amṛta Kāla20:37 – 22:22
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:43 – 10:45
Yamaganda14:48 – 16:49
Gulika Kāla04:40 – 06:42
Varjyam05:21 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:40 – 06:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:42 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:43 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:45 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:46 – 14:48 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:48 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:49 – 18:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla18:51 – 20:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha20:52 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta21:51 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:49 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:48 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:46 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:45 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:43 – 03:42 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:42 – 04:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870583.27
Julian Day2459048.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1400°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)326.46°
🪷 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 (24.1400°), declination 20.97°, EoT -5.86 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: 2020-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)