पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · August 3, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.25 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखतः सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम्।

उवाच पार्थ पश्यैतान्समवेतान्कुरूनिति।।1.25।।
"1.25 Whither Bheeshma and Drona had led all the rulers of the earth, and spoke thus: O Arjuna! Behold these members of the family of Kuru assembled." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya106.30°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra304.40°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala140.00°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha132.35°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.73°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra121.65°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani311.48°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:03 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:30 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:58 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:59 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 27 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 32 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:59 – 04:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 05:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:17
Vijaya Muhūrta15:21 – 16:23
Godhūli Muhūrta20:18 – 20:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:30 – 21:08
Amṛta Kāla20:15 – 22:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:42 – 16:38
Yamaganda05:03 – 06:59
Gulika Kāla08:54 – 10:50
Varjyam05:41 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Śubha05:03 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:59 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:54 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:50 – 12:46 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:46 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:42 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:38 – 18:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha18:34 – 20:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta20:30 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla21:34 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:38 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:42 – 00:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:46 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:50 – 02:54 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:54 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:59 – 05:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871694.27
Julian Day2460159.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1825°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)196.47°
🪷 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 (24.1825°), declination 17.61°, EoT -5.88 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: 2023-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)