पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · October 18, 2023 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.54 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

स्थितप्रज्ञस्य का भाषा समाधिस्थस्य केशव।

स्थितधीः किं प्रभाषेत किमासीत व्रजेत किम्।।2.54।।

"2.54 Arjuna asked: My Lord! How can we recognise the saint who has attained Pure Intellect, who has reached this state of Bliss, and whose mind is steady? how does he talk, how does he live, and how does he act?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.54's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	180.22°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	218.71°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	189.51°	Tulā	Svātī P1
बुध Budha	178.27°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	18.46°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	133.59°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	306.67°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:09 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:41 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:25 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:52 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:06 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 31 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 28 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:45 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:17 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:04 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:41 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla	17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:04 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:25 – 13:44
Yamaganda	08:28 – 09:47
Gulika Kāla	11:06 – 12:25
Varjyam	07:36 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta	09:37 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	07:09 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:28 – 09:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:47 – 11:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	11:06 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:25 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:44 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:03 – 16:22 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:22 – 17:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:41 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:22 – 21:03 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:03 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:44 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:25 – 02:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	02:06 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:47 – 05:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:28 – 07:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.3676°

Longitude: 4.9041°

Timezone: UTC+1

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871770.27
Julian Day	2460235.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1854°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	39.90°

🪷 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 (24.1854°), declination -9.46°, EoT 15.40 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: 2023-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)