पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · April 14, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।
"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya359.67°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra278.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala75.40°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha18.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati358.11°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra38.83°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani309.91°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:35 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:01 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:30 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 48 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 11 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:59 – 15:54
Godhūli Muhūrta19:23 – 19:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:35 – 20:10
Amṛta Kāla19:20 – 21:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:57 – 12:41
Yamaganda16:08 – 17:52
Gulika Kāla07:30 – 09:14
Varjyam06:21 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:46 – 07:30 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:30 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:14 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:57 – 12:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:41 – 14:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:25 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:08 – 17:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:52 – 19:35 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:35 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:52 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:08 – 23:25 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:25 – 00:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:41 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:57 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:14 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:30 – 05:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871583.27
Julian Day2460048.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1782°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.96°
🪷 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 (24.1782°), declination 9.25°, EoT -0.50 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: 2023-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)