पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · March 8, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.10 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगी युञ्जीत सततमात्मानं रहसि स्थितः।

एकाकी यतचित्तात्मा निराशीरपरिग्रहः।।6.10।।
"6.10 Let the student of spirituality try unceasingly to concentrate his mind; Let him live in seclusion, absolutely alone, with mind and personality controlled, free from desire and without possessions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya323.77°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra290.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala293.88°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha331.28°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.39°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra300.71°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani316.68°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:05 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:14 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:40 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:27 – 12:52
Yamaganda15:42 – 17:07
Gulika Kāla08:36 – 10:02
Varjyam07:40 – 07:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:11 – 08:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:36 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:02 – 11:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:27 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:52 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:17 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:42 – 17:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:07 – 18:33 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:33 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:07 – 21:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:42 – 23:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:17 – 00:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:52 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:27 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:02 – 05:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:36 – 07:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871912.27
Julian Day2460377.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1908°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)328.29°
🪷 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 (24.1908°), declination -4.76°, EoT -11.53 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: 2024-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)