पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · January 8, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.1 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च।

एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं च केशव।।13.1।।
"13.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Who is God and what is Nature; what is Matter and what is the Self; what is that they call Wisdom, and what is it that is worth knowing? I wish to have this explained." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.83°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra195.41°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala6.09°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha274.88°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati280.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra244.81°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani278.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:48 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:46 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:29 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:58 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)7 Hours 57 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)16 Hours 02 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:45 – 08:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā08:08 – 08:48
Abhijit Muhūrta12:31 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta16:34 – 16:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:46 – 17:06
Amṛta Kāla16:31 – 18:16
Niśīta Muhūrta00:31 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:47 – 12:47
Yamaganda14:47 – 15:46
Gulika Kāla09:48 – 10:48
Varjyam09:08 – 09:21
Dur Muhūrta 10:40 – 10:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 Chala08:48 – 09:48 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha09:48 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:48 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:47 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:47 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:47 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:47 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:46 – 16:46 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:46 – 18:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:46 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:47 – 22:47 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:47 – 00:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:47 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:47 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:48 – 06:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga06:48 – 08:48 (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)1870757.27
Julian Day2459222.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1466°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)293.12°
🪷 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 (24.1466°), declination -22.23°, EoT -6.70 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: 2021-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)