पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · February 28, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.1 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि।

यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्िचतम्।।5.1।।
"5.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! At one moment Thou praisest renunciation of action; at another, right action. Tell me truly, I pray, which of these is the more conducive to my highest welfare?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.26°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra279.68°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala270.91°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha290.89°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati319.46°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra270.26°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani294.58°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:30 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:54 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:15 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:48 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:04 – 06:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:36 – 07:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:32 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta00:32 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:51 – 10:12
Yamaganda11:33 – 12:54
Gulika Kāla14:14 – 15:35
Varjyam07:57 – 08:14
Dur Muhūrta 10:01 – 10:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:30 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:51 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:12 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:33 – 12:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:54 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:14 – 15:35 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:35 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:56 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:17 – 19:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:56 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:35 – 23:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:14 – 00:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:54 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:33 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:12 – 05:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:51 – 07:30 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871173.27
Julian Day2459638.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1626°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)326.31°
🪷 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 (24.1626°), declination -8.04°, EoT -13.22 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: 2022-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)