पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · August 14, 2021 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 1.7 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम।

नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते।।1.7।।
"1.7 Further, take note of all those captains who have ranged themselves on our side, O best of Spiritual Guides! The leaders of my army. I will name them for you." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.7'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya117.34°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra186.46°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.08°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha129.42°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.82°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra153.00°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani285.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:08 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:19 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:23 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 46 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 13 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:23 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta15:13 – 16:12
Godhūli Muhūrta19:56 – 20:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:08 – 20:45
Amṛta Kāla19:53 – 21:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:03 – 10:54
Yamaganda14:36 – 16:26
Gulika Kāla05:21 – 07:12
Varjyam05:58 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:21 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:12 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:03 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:54 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:45 – 14:36 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:36 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:26 – 18:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla18:17 – 20:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha20:08 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta21:17 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:26 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:36 – 00:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:45 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:54 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:03 – 04:12 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:12 – 05:21 (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 Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870975.27
Julian Day2459440.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1550°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)69.27°
🪷 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 (24.1550°), declination 14.34°, EoT -4.37 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: 2021-08-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)