पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · February 8, 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 4.23 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
गतसङ्गस्य मुक्तस्य ज्ञानावस्थितचेतसः।

यज्ञायाचरतः कर्म समग्रं प्रविलीयते।।4.23।।
"4.23 He who is without attachment, free, his mind centered in wisdom, his actions, being done as a sacrifice, leave no trace behind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.08°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra19.18°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala256.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha270.70°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati314.68°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra258.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani292.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:10 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:55 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:01 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:02 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 28 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 31 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:55 – 07:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:23 – 08:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:36 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:36 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:17 – 16:28
Yamaganda10:33 – 11:44
Gulika Kāla12:55 – 14:06
Varjyam08:34 – 08:49
Dur Muhūrta 10:23 – 10:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Roga08:10 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg09:22 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:33 – 11:44 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:44 – 12:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:55 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:06 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:17 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:28 – 17:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:39 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:28 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:17 – 23:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:06 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:55 – 02:44 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:44 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:33 – 06:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla06:22 – 08:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871153.27
Julian Day2459618.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1618°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)82.77°
🪷 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 (24.1618°), declination -15.05°, EoT -14.45 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: 2022-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)