पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · January 25, 2023 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.12 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा।रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ।।14.12।।

"14.12 O best of Indians! Avarice, the impulse to act and the beginning of action itself are all due to the dominance of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.12'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	280.61°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra	325.19°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	44.57°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	256.02°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	340.63°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	302.96°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani	300.94°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	08:33 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:13 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:53 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:09 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:33 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	8 Hours 39 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	15 Hours 20 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	07:23 – 07:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	07:49 – 08:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:35 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:13 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla	16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:35 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:53 – 13:58
Yamaganda	09:38 – 10:43
Gulika Kāla	11:48 – 12:53
Varjyam	08:54 – 09:08
Dur Muhūrta	10:34 – 10:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	08:33 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	09:38 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	10:43 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	11:48 – 12:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:53 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:58 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:03 – 16:08 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:08 – 17:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:13 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:08 – 21:03 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:03 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:58 – 00:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:53 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	02:48 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	04:43 – 06:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	06:38 – 08:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.3676°

Longitude: 4.9041°

Timezone: UTC+1

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871504.27
Julian Day	2459969.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1752°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	41.94°

🪷 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 -19.07°, EoT -12.31 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: 2023-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)