पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · January 29, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.22 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान्।कारणं गुणसङ्गोऽस्य सदसद्योनिजन्मसु।।13.22।।
"13.22 God dwelling in the heart of Nature experiences the Qualities which nature brings forth; and His affinity towards the Qualities is the reason for His living in a good or evil body." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.20°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra108.19°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala16.57°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha301.85°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati285.21°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra271.15°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani280.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:26 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:54 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:27 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:44 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 54 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 05 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:15 – 07:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:42 – 08:26
Abhijit Muhūrta12:36 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:36 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:47 – 12:54
Yamaganda15:07 – 16:14
Gulika Kāla09:33 – 10:40
Varjyam08:49 – 09:03
Dur Muhūrta 10:31 – 10:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala08:26 – 09:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha09:33 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:40 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:47 – 12:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:54 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:00 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:07 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:14 – 17:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:21 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:14 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:07 – 23:00 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:00 – 00:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:54 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:47 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:40 – 06:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga06:33 – 08:26 (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)1870778.27
Julian Day2459243.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1474°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)181.99°
🪷 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 (24.1474°), declination -17.91°, EoT -13.17 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: 2021-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)