पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · May 4, 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 6.37 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अयतिः श्रद्धयोपेतो योगाच्चलितमानसः।

अप्राप्य योगसंसिद्धिं कां गतिं कृष्ण गच्छति।।6.37।।
"6.37 Arjuna asked: He who fails to control himself, whose mind falls from spiritual contemplation, who attains not perfection but retains his faith, what of him, my Lord?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya19.41°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra54.86°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala319.80°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha38.78°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.44°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra337.11°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani300.32°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:04 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:10 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:40 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:17 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 05 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 54 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:03 – 04:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:49 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta15:08 – 16:09
Godhūli Muhūrta19:58 – 20:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:10 – 20:48
Amṛta Kāla19:55 – 21:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:37 – 14:30
Yamaganda06:57 – 08:51
Gulika Kāla10:44 – 12:37
Varjyam05:42 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:04 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:57 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:51 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:44 – 12:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:37 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:30 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:24 – 18:17 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha18:17 – 20:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg20:10 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala21:17 – 22:24 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:24 – 23:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:30 – 00:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:37 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:44 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:51 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:57 – 05:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871238.27
Julian Day2459703.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1650°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.68°
🪷 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 (24.1650°), declination 15.91°, EoT 3.26 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: 2022-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)