पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · April 22, 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 6.25 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया।

आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।6.25।।
"6.25 Little by little, by the help of his reason controlled by fortitude, let him attain peace; and, fixing his mind on the Self, let him not think of any other thing." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.25'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya7.74°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra258.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala310.74°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha25.80°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati331.90°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra323.53°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani299.61°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:50 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:29 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:15 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 21 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 38 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta15:03 – 16:00
Godhūli Muhūrta19:38 – 20:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:50 – 20:25
Amṛta Kāla19:35 – 21:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:51 – 12:39
Yamaganda16:14 – 18:02
Gulika Kāla07:16 – 09:04
Varjyam06:04 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:28 – 07:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:16 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:04 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:51 – 12:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:39 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:27 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:14 – 18:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala18:02 – 19:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:50 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg21:02 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:14 – 23:27 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:27 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:39 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:51 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:04 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:16 – 05:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871226.27
Julian Day2459691.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1646°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.59°
🪷 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 (24.1646°), declination 12.14°, EoT 1.40 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: 2022-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)