पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · December 25, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.11 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वद्वारेषु देहेऽस्मिन्प्रकाश उपजायते।ज्ञानं यदा तदा विद्याद्विवृद्धं सत्त्वमित्युत।।14.11।।
"14.11 When the light of knowledge gleams forth from all the gates of the body, then be sure that Purity prevails." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya249.53°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra182.27°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.37°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha227.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.77°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra295.59°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani319.93°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:50 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:32 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:02 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:22 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)7 Hours 41 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)16 Hours 18 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:49 – 08:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā08:12 – 08:50
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta16:20 – 16:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:32 – 16:51
Amṛta Kāla16:17 – 18:02
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:41 – 13:39
Yamaganda09:48 – 10:46
Gulika Kāla11:43 – 12:41
Varjyam09:09 – 09:22
Dur Muhūrta 10:38 – 10:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha08:50 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:48 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:46 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:43 – 12:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:41 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:39 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:36 – 15:34 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:34 – 16:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:32 – 18:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:34 – 20:36 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:36 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:39 – 00:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:41 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:43 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:46 – 06:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:48 – 08:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872204.27
Julian Day2460669.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2020°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)292.08°
🪷 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 (24.2020°), declination -23.38°, EoT -0.49 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: 2024-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)