पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · July 17, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.57 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्परः।बुद्धियोगमुपाश्रित्य मच्चित्तः सततं भव।।18.57।।
"18.57 Surrender then thy actions unto Me, live in Me, concentrate thine intellect on Me, and think always of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.57's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.56°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra175.64°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.51°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha73.72°MithunaĀrdrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati306.90°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra119.55°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani287.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:39 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:54 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:03 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:50 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)16 Hours 15 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)7 Hours 44 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:29 – 03:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:17 – 04:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta15:29 – 16:34
Godhūli Muhūrta20:42 – 21:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:54 – 21:34
Amṛta Kāla20:39 – 22:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:42 – 10:44
Yamaganda14:48 – 16:50
Gulika Kāla04:39 – 06:41
Varjyam05:19 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:39 – 06:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:41 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:42 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:44 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:46 – 14:48 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:48 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:50 – 18:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla18:52 – 20:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha20:54 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta21:52 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:50 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:48 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:46 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:44 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:42 – 03:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:41 – 04:39 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870947.27
Julian Day2459412.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1539°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.10°
🪷 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 (24.1539°), declination 21.18°, EoT -5.77 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: 2021-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)