पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · January 23, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.36 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अपि चेदसि पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पापकृत्तमः।

सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि।।4.36।।
"4.36 Be thou the greatest of sinners, yet thou shalt cross over all sin by the ferryboat of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.32°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra67.42°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala259.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha256.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.31°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra245.08°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani311.35°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:36 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:27 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:10 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 32 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 27 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:27 – 08:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:53 – 08:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:35 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:35 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:00 – 16:05
Yamaganda10:44 – 11:48
Gulika Kāla12:52 – 13:56
Varjyam08:57 – 09:11
Dur Muhūrta 10:35 – 10:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga08:36 – 09:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg09:40 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:44 – 11:48 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:48 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:52 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:56 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:00 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:05 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:09 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:05 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:00 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:56 – 00:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:52 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:48 – 04:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:44 – 06:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla06:40 – 08:36 (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)1871867.27
Julian Day2460332.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1891°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.93°
🪷 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 (24.1891°), declination -19.60°, EoT -11.81 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: 2024-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)