पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · May 3, 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 7.19 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
बहूनां जन्मनामन्ते ज्ञानवान्मां प्रपद्यते।

वासुदेवः सर्वमिति स महात्मा सुदुर्लभः।।7.19।।
"7.19 After many lives, at last the wise man realises Me as I am. A man so enlightened that he sees God everywhere is very difficult to find." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.19'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.92°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra309.36°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala337.30°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha353.64°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati30.43°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra9.90°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani322.71°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:05 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:09 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:49 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:09 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 04 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 55 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:05 – 04:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:50 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta15:08 – 16:08
Godhūli Muhūrta19:57 – 20:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:09 – 20:47
Amṛta Kāla19:54 – 21:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:44 – 12:37
Yamaganda16:23 – 18:16
Gulika Kāla06:58 – 08:51
Varjyam05:43 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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 · 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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:05 – 06:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:58 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:51 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:44 – 12:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:37 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:30 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:23 – 18:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala18:16 – 20:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga20:09 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg21:16 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:23 – 23:30 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:30 – 00:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:37 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:44 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:51 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:58 – 05:05 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871968.27
Julian Day2460433.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1930°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)292.94°
🪷 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 (24.1930°), declination 15.77°, EoT 3.15 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: 2024-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)