पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · August 7, 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 8.26 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
शुक्लकृष्णे गती ह्येते जगतः शाश्वते मते।

एकया यात्यनावृत्तिमन्ययाऽऽवर्तते पुनः।।8.26।।
"8.26 These bright and dark paths out of the world have always existed. Whoso takes the former, returns not; he who chooses the latter, returns.*" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.26'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya110.87°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra329.79°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala356.26°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha99.26°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.33°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra64.94°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani273.25°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:10 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:21 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:30 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:13 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 11 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 48 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:09 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:54 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:16
Vijaya Muhūrta15:18 – 16:18
Godhūli Muhūrta20:09 – 20:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:21 – 20:59
Amṛta Kāla20:06 – 21:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:52 – 12:46
Yamaganda16:34 – 18:28
Gulika Kāla07:04 – 08:58
Varjyam05:48 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:10 – 07:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:04 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:58 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:52 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:46 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:40 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:34 – 18:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala18:28 – 20:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga20:21 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg21:28 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:34 – 23:40 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:40 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:46 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:52 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:58 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:04 – 05:10 (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 Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870603.27
Julian Day2459068.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1408°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.76°
🪷 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 (24.1408°), declination 16.33°, EoT -5.48 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: 2020-08-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)