पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · January 9, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.31 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
यदा भूतपृथग्भावमेकस्थमनुपश्यति।तत एव च विस्तारं ब्रह्म सम्पद्यते तदा।।13.31।।
"13.31 He who sees the diverse forms of life all rooted in One, and growing forth from Him, he shall indeed find the Absolute." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.32°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra106.88°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.75°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha260.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati338.08°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra282.98°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani299.15°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:48 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:47 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:37 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:58 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)7 Hours 58 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)16 Hours 01 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:44 – 08:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā08:08 – 08:48
Abhijit Muhūrta12:32 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta16:35 – 16:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:47 – 17:07
Amṛta Kāla16:32 – 18:17
Niśīta Muhūrta00:32 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:48 – 10:48
Yamaganda11:48 – 12:47
Gulika Kāla13:47 – 14:47
Varjyam09:08 – 09:21
Dur Muhūrta 10:40 – 10:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta08:48 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla09:48 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:48 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:48 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:47 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:47 – 14:47 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:47 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:47 – 16:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:47 – 18:47 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:47 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:47 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:47 – 00:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:47 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:48 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:48 – 06:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala06:48 – 08:48 (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)1871488.27
Julian Day2459953.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1746°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)205.22°
🪷 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 (24.1746°), declination -22.16°, EoT -7.10 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: 2023-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)