पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · August 15, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.37 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तस्मान्नार्हा वयं हन्तुं धार्तराष्ट्रान्स्वबान्धवान्।

स्वजनं हि कथं हत्वा सुखिनः स्याम माधव।।1.37।।
"1.37 We are worthy of a nobler feat than to slaughter our relatives - the sons of Dhritarashtra; for, my Lord, how can we be happy of we kill our kinsmen?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.37'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya117.81°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra102.92°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala147.54°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha144.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.73°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra114.87°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani310.65°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:07 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:58 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:32 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 44 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 15 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:24 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta15:12 – 16:11
Godhūli Muhūrta19:55 – 20:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:07 – 20:44
Amṛta Kāla19:52 – 21:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:26 – 18:16
Yamaganda09:03 – 10:54
Gulika Kāla12:45 – 14:35
Varjyam05:59 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:22 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:13 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:03 – 10:54 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:54 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:45 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:35 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:26 – 18:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga18:16 – 20:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla20:07 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha21:16 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:26 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:35 – 00:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:45 – 01:54 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:54 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:03 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:13 – 05:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871706.27
Julian Day2460171.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1829°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.12°
🪷 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 (24.1829°), declination 14.18°, EoT -4.18 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: 2023-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)