पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · January 12, 2025 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 15.2 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके।।15.2।।
"15.2 Its branches shoot upwards and downwards, deriving their nourishment from the Qualities; its buds are the objects of sense; and its roots, which follow the Law causing man's regeneration and degeneration, pierce downwards into the soil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.88°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra63.79°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala93.27°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha250.63°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.95°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra314.67°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani321.33°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:46 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:52 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:49 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:50 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:34 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 06 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 54 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:41 – 08:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā08:05 – 08:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:32 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta16:40 – 17:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:52 – 17:12
Amṛta Kāla16:37 – 18:22
Niśīta Muhūrta00:32 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:51 – 16:52
Yamaganda12:49 – 13:49
Gulika Kāla14:50 – 15:51
Varjyam09:06 – 09:19
Dur Muhūrta 10:39 – 10:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg08:46 – 09:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala09:46 – 10:47 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:47 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:48 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:49 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:49 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:50 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:51 – 16:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:52 – 18:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:51 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:50 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:49 – 00:49 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:49 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:48 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:47 – 06:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha06:46 – 08:46 (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)1872222.27
Julian Day2460687.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2027°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)157.53°
🪷 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 (24.2027°), declination -21.63°, EoT -8.27 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: 2025-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)