पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · January 14, 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 14.1 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचपरं भूयः प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानानां ज्ञानमुत्तमम्।यज्ज्ञात्वा मुनयः सर्वे परां सिद्धिमितो गताः।।14.1।।
"14.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: Now I will reveal unto the Wisdom which is beyond knowledge, by attaining which the sages have reached Perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.1'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.42°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra167.26°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.67°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha255.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati338.82°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra289.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani299.69°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:45 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:54 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:49 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:20 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:41 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 09 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 50 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:39 – 08:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā08:04 – 08:45
Abhijit Muhūrta12:33 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta16:42 – 17:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:54 – 17:14
Amṛta Kāla16:39 – 18:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:33 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:47 – 11:48
Yamaganda13:51 – 14:52
Gulika Kāla08:45 – 09:46
Varjyam09:05 – 09:18
Dur Muhūrta 10:39 – 10:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla08:45 – 09:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha09:46 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:47 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:48 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:49 – 13:51 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:51 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:52 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:53 – 16:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:54 – 18:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:53 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:52 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:51 – 00:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:49 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:48 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:47 – 06:46 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha06:46 – 08:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871493.27
Julian Day2459958.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1748°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)261.69°
🪷 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 (24.1748°), declination -21.38°, EoT -9.00 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: 2023-01-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)