पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · May 13, 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 18.21 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान्।वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम्।।18.21।।
"18.21 The knowledge which thinks of the manifold existence in all beings as separate - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.21'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya27.87°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra303.62°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.19°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha11.52°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati5.00°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra71.47°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani312.08°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:49 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:24 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:01 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:58 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 35 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 24 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:44 – 03:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:31 – 04:49
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta15:13 – 16:15
Godhūli Muhūrta20:12 – 20:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:24 – 21:03
Amṛta Kāla20:09 – 21:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:43 – 10:40
Yamaganda14:34 – 16:31
Gulika Kāla04:49 – 06:46
Varjyam05:28 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:49 – 06:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:46 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:43 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:40 – 12:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:37 – 14:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:34 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:31 – 18:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla18:28 – 20:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha20:24 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta21:28 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:31 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:34 – 00:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:37 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:40 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:43 – 03:46 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:46 – 04:49 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871612.27
Julian Day2460077.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1793°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)275.36°
🪷 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 (24.1793°), declination 18.28°, EoT 3.75 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: 2023-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)