पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · April 29, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.7 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
नियतस्य तु संन्यासः कर्मणो नोपपद्यते।मोहात्तस्य परित्यागस्तामसः परिकीर्तितः।।18.7।।
"18.7 It is not right to give up actions which are obligatory; and if they are misunderstood, it is the result of sheer ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.31°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra116.93°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala83.43°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha18.84°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.72°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra56.01°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani311.16°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:01 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:06 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:51 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 46 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 13 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:16 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta15:06 – 16:05
Godhūli Muhūrta19:49 – 20:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:01 – 20:38
Amṛta Kāla19:46 – 21:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:56 – 10:47
Yamaganda14:29 – 16:19
Gulika Kāla05:14 – 07:05
Varjyam05:51 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:14 – 07:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:05 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:56 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:47 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:38 – 14:29 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:29 – 16:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:19 – 18:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla18:10 – 20:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha20:01 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta21:10 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:19 – 23:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:29 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:38 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:47 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:56 – 04:05 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:05 – 05:14 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871598.27
Julian Day2460063.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1788°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)102.48°
🪷 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 (24.1788°), declination 14.33°, EoT 2.64 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: 2023-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)