पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · January 23, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.10 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत।रजः सत्त्वं तमश्चैव तमः सत्त्वं रजस्तथा।।14.10।।
"14.10 O Prince! Purity prevails when Passion and Ignorance are overcome; Passion, when Purity and Ignorance are overcome; and Ignorance when it overcomes Purity and Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.58°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra295.33°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.30°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha254.79°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati340.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra300.46°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani300.71°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:35 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:16 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:42 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 33 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 26 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:27 – 08:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:53 – 08:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:35 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:35 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:40 – 10:44
Yamaganda11:48 – 12:52
Gulika Kāla13:56 – 15:01
Varjyam08:57 – 09:10
Dur Muhūrta 10:35 – 10:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta08:35 – 09:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla09:40 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:44 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:48 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:52 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:56 – 15:01 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:01 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:05 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:09 – 19:05 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:05 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:01 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:56 – 00:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:52 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:48 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:44 – 06:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala06:40 – 08:35 (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)1871502.27
Julian Day2459967.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1751°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)15.39°
🪷 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 (24.1751°), declination -19.54°, EoT -11.81 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: 2023-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)