पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · January 12, 2022 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 3.39 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा।

कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च।।3.39।।
"3.39 It is the wise man's constant enemy; it tarnishes the face of wisdom. It is as insatiable as a flame of fire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.64°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra22.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala236.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha285.40°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati308.62°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra262.32°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani289.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:46 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:51 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:49 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:52 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:07 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 05 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 54 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:41 – 08:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā08:06 – 08:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:32 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta16:39 – 17:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:51 – 17:12
Amṛta Kāla16:36 – 18:21
Niśīta Muhūrta00:32 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:49 – 13:49
Yamaganda09:47 – 10:47
Gulika Kāla11:48 – 12:49
Varjyam09:06 – 09:19
Dur Muhūrta 10:39 – 10:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha08:46 – 09:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:47 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:47 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:48 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:49 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:49 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:50 – 15:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:51 – 16:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:51 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:51 – 20:50 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:50 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:49 – 00:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:49 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:48 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:47 – 06:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:47 – 08:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.3676°
Longitude: 4.9041°
Timezone: UTC+1

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871126.27
Julian Day2459591.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1608°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)112.86°
🪷 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 (24.1608°), declination -21.67°, EoT -8.27 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: 2022-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)