पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · January 20, 2022 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 4.4 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः।

कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति।।4.4।।
"4.4 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Viwaswana was born before Thee; how then canst Thou have revealed it to him?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.79°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra119.00°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala242.30°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha282.95°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati310.35°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra258.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani289.95°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:39 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:04 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:06 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:43 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 25 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 34 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:31 – 08:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:56 – 08:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:34 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:04 – 17:25
Amṛta Kāla16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:34 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:55 – 14:58
Yamaganda08:39 – 09:42
Gulika Kāla10:45 – 11:48
Varjyam09:00 – 09:13
Dur Muhūrta 10:37 – 10:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha08:39 – 09:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga09:42 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:45 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:48 – 12:51 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:51 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:55 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:58 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:01 – 17:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:04 – 19:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:01 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:58 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:55 – 00:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:51 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:48 – 04:45 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:45 – 06:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta06:42 – 08:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871134.27
Julian Day2459599.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1611°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)204.53°
🪷 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 (24.1611°), declination -20.16°, EoT -10.96 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: 2022-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)