पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · July 28, 2020 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.16 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।

मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते।।8.16।।

"8.16 The worlds, with the whole realm of creation, come and go; but, O Arjuna, whoso comes to Me, for him there is nor rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	101.30°	Karka	Puṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra	198.19°	Tulā	Svātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	351.91°	Mīna	Revatī P2
बुध Budha	82.04°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	266.46°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	56.36°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani	273.96°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:55 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	20:39 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:47 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:34 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:54 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	15 Hours 43 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	8 Hours 16 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:49 – 03:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:36 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:15 – 13:18
Vijaya Muhūrta	15:24 – 16:27
Godhūli Muhūrta	20:27 – 20:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	20:39 – 21:18
Amṛta Kāla	20:24 – 22:09
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:15 – 01:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:43 – 18:41
Yamaganda	08:51 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla	12:47 – 14:45
Varjyam	05:34 – 05:59
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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 Roga	04:55 – 06:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:53 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:51 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:49 – 12:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:47 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	14:45 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	16:43 – 18:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	18:41 – 20:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	20:39 – 21:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	21:41 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	22:43 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	23:45 – 00:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:47 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:49 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:51 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:53 – 04:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.3676°

Longitude: 4.9041°

Timezone: UTC+1

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870593.27
Julian Day	2459058.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1404°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	95.98°

🪷 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 (24.1404°), declination 18.91°, EoT -6.17 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: 2020-07-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)