पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · January 8, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.21 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
निराशीर्यतचित्तात्मा त्यक्तसर्वपरिग्रहः।

शारीरं केवलं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम्।।4.21।।
"4.21 Expecting nothing, his mind and personality controlled, without greed, doing bodily actions only; though he acts, yet he remains untainted." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.04°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra217.97°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala248.08°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha239.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.52°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra226.68°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani309.80°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:49 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:45 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:39 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:55 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)7 Hours 56 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)16 Hours 03 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:45 – 08:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā08:09 – 08:49
Abhijit Muhūrta12:31 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta16:33 – 16:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:45 – 17:05
Amṛta Kāla16:30 – 18:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:31 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:48 – 10:48
Yamaganda11:48 – 12:47
Gulika Kāla13:47 – 14:46
Varjyam09:09 – 09:21
Dur Muhūrta 10:40 – 10:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 Amṛta08:49 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla09:48 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:48 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:48 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:47 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:47 – 14:46 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:46 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:46 – 16:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:45 – 18:46 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:46 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:46 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:47 – 00:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:47 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:48 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:48 – 06:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala06:48 – 08:49 (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)1871852.27
Julian Day2460317.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1885°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.67°
🪷 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 (24.1885°), declination -22.33°, EoT -6.70 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: 2024-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)