पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · August 25, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.41 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
यद्यद्विभूतिमत्सत्त्वं श्रीमदूर्जितमेव वा।

तत्तदेवावगच्छ त्वं मम तेजोंऽशसंभवम्।।10.41।।
"10.41 Whatever is glorious, excellent, beautiful and mighty, be assured that it comes from a fragment of My splendour." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya128.15°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra20.65°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala58.81°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha117.85°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.97°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra149.95°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani322.97°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:44 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:59 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:05 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 04 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 55 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta15:03 – 15:59
Godhūli Muhūrta19:32 – 19:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:44 – 20:19
Amṛta Kāla19:29 – 21:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Yamaganda12:42 – 14:28
Gulika Kāla16:13 – 17:59
Varjyam06:15 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:40 – 07:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:25 – 09:11 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:11 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:57 – 12:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:42 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:28 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga16:13 – 17:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:59 – 19:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:44 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:59 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg22:13 – 23:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:28 – 00:42 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:42 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:57 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:11 – 04:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:25 – 05:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872082.27
Julian Day2460547.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1973°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.55°
🪷 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 (24.1973°), declination 10.64°, EoT -1.71 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: 2024-08-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)