पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · April 18, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.21 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सुखमात्यन्तिकं यत्तद्बुद्धिग्राह्यमतीन्द्रियम्।

वेत्ति यत्र न चैवायं स्थितश्चलति तत्त्वतः।।6.21।।
"6.21 When he enjoys the Bliss which passes sense, and which only the Pure Intellect can grasp, when he comes to rest within his own highest Self, never again will he stray from reality." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.84°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra200.47°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala307.72°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha19.05°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati331.02°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra319.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani299.33°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:43 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:11 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:22 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 05 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 54 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta15:01 – 15:57
Godhūli Muhūrta19:31 – 19:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:43 – 20:18
Amṛta Kāla19:28 – 21:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:23 – 09:08
Yamaganda10:54 – 12:40
Gulika Kāla14:26 – 16:11
Varjyam06:12 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:37 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:23 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:08 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:54 – 12:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:40 – 14:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:26 – 16:11 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:11 – 17:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:57 – 19:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:43 – 20:57 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:57 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:11 – 23:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:26 – 00:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:40 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:54 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:08 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:23 – 05:37 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871222.27
Julian Day2459687.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1644°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)194.86°
🪷 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 (24.1644°), declination 10.76°, EoT 0.51 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: 2022-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)