पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · August 28, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.3 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते।

क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परन्तप।।2.3।।
"2.3 O Arjuna! Why give way to unmanliness? O thou who art the terror of thine enemies! Shake off such shameful effeminacy, make ready to act!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya130.33°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra267.38°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala155.81°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha146.66°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.32°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra108.54°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani309.68°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:39 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:49 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:50 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 55 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 04 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta15:00 – 15:56
Godhūli Muhūrta19:27 – 19:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:39 – 20:14
Amṛta Kāla19:24 – 21:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:28 – 09:12
Yamaganda10:57 – 12:41
Gulika Kāla14:26 – 16:10
Varjyam06:18 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:43 – 07:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:28 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:12 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:57 – 12:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:41 – 14:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:26 – 16:10 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:10 – 17:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:55 – 19:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:39 – 20:55 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:55 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:10 – 23:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:26 – 00:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:41 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:57 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:12 – 04:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:28 – 05:43 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871719.27
Julian Day2460184.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1834°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)139.43°
🪷 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 (24.1834°), declination 9.86°, EoT -0.81 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: 2023-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)