पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · May 4, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: नरसिंह जयन्ती — Narasiṁha Jayantī
Bhagavān Narasiṁha manifested to protect the bhakta Prahlāda. Krishna's fierce protective form.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.12 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अनिष्टमिष्टं मिश्रं च त्रिविधं कर्मणः फलम्।भवत्यत्यागिनां प्रेत्य न तु संन्यासिनां क्वचित्।।18.12।।
"18.12 For those who cannot renounce all desire, the fruit of action hereafter is threefold - good, evil, and partly good and partly evil. But for him who has renounced, there is none." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.12'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya19.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra178.47°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala86.18°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha15.65°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati2.90°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra61.60°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani311.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:05 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:10 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:57 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:32 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 05 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 54 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:04 – 04:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:49 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta15:08 – 16:08
Godhūli Muhūrta19:58 – 20:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:10 – 20:47
Amṛta Kāla19:55 – 21:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:30 – 16:23
Yamaganda05:05 – 06:58
Gulika Kāla08:51 – 10:44
Varjyam05:42 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:05 – 06:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:58 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:51 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:44 – 12:37 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:37 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:30 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:23 – 18:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha18:17 – 20:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta20:10 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla21:17 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:23 – 23:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:30 – 00:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:37 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:44 – 02:51 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:51 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:58 – 05:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871603.27
Julian Day2460068.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1790°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)158.48°
🪷 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 (24.1790°), declination 15.84°, EoT 3.26 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: 2023-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)