पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · January 24, 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 14.11 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वद्वारेषु देहेऽस्मिन्प्रकाश उपजायते।ज्ञानं यदा तदा विद्याद्विवृद्धं सत्त्वमित्युत।।14.11।।
"14.11 When the light of knowledge gleams forth from all the gates of the body, then be sure that Purity prevails." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.11'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.60°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra310.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.43°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha255.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati340.46°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra301.71°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani300.82°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:34 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:44 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:08 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 36 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 23 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:25 – 08:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:51 – 08:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:35 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:35 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:02 – 16:06
Yamaganda10:43 – 11:48
Gulika Kāla12:52 – 13:57
Varjyam08:56 – 09:09
Dur Muhūrta 10:35 – 10:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga08:34 – 09:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg09:39 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:43 – 11:48 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:48 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:52 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:57 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:02 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:06 – 17:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:11 – 19:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:06 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:02 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:57 – 00:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:52 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:48 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:43 – 06:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla06:39 – 08:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871503.27
Julian Day2459968.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1752°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)28.77°
🪷 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 (24.1752°), declination -19.31°, EoT -12.06 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: 2023-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)