पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · May 2, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.18 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
उदाराः सर्व एवैते ज्ञानी त्वात्मैव मे मतम्।

आस्थितः स हि युक्तात्मा मामेवानुत्तमां गतिम्।।7.18।।
"7.18 Noble-minded are they all, but the wise man I hold as my own Self; for he, remaining always at peace with Me, makes me his final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.95°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra295.21°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala336.54°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha353.11°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati30.20°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra8.67°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani322.63°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:08 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:24 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:49 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 00 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 59 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:07 – 04:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:52 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta15:07 – 16:07
Godhūli Muhūrta19:56 – 20:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:08 – 20:45
Amṛta Kāla19:53 – 21:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:30 – 16:22
Yamaganda05:07 – 07:00
Gulika Kāla08:52 – 10:45
Varjyam05:45 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:07 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:00 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:52 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:45 – 12:37 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:37 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:30 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:22 – 18:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha18:15 – 20:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta20:08 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla21:15 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:22 – 23:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:30 – 00:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:37 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:45 – 02:52 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:52 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:00 – 05:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871967.27
Julian Day2460432.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1929°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.75°
🪷 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 (24.1929°), declination 15.48°, EoT 3.04 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: 2024-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)