पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · May 10, 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 18.18 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना।करणं कर्म कर्तेति त्रिविधः कर्मसंग्रहः।।18.18।।
"18.18 Knowledge, the knower and the object of knowledge, these are the three incentives to action; and the act, the actor and the instrument are the threefold constituents." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya24.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra260.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.51°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha12.38°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati4.31°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra68.21°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani311.91°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:54 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:20 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:26 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:14 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 25 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 34 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:50 – 03:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:37 – 04:54
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta15:11 – 16:13
Godhūli Muhūrta20:08 – 20:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:20 – 20:58
Amṛta Kāla20:05 – 21:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:37 – 14:32
Yamaganda06:50 – 08:45
Gulika Kāla10:41 – 12:37
Varjyam05:32 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:54 – 06:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:50 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:45 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:41 – 12:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:37 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:32 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:28 – 18:24 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha18:24 – 20:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg20:20 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala21:24 – 22:28 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:28 – 23:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:32 – 00:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:37 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:41 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:45 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:50 – 04:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871609.27
Julian Day2460074.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1792°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)234.97°
🪷 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 (24.1792°), declination 17.51°, EoT 3.68 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: 2023-05-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)