पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · January 19, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.9 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
श्रोत्रं चक्षुः स्पर्शनं च रसनं घ्राणमेव च।अधिष्ठाय मनश्चायं विषयानुपसेवते।।15.9।।
"15.9 He is the perception of the ear, the eye, the touch, the taste and the smell, yea and of the mind also; and the enjoyment the things which they perceive is also His." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.00°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra154.55°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala90.47°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha261.17°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.49°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra321.53°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani321.99°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:39 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:43 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:56 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 23 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 36 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:32 – 08:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:57 – 08:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:34 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:24
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta00:34 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:00 – 17:03
Yamaganda12:51 – 13:54
Gulika Kāla14:57 – 16:00
Varjyam09:00 – 09:14
Dur Muhūrta 10:37 – 10:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg08:39 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala09:42 – 10:45 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:45 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:48 – 12:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:51 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:54 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:57 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:00 – 17:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:03 – 19:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:00 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:57 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:54 – 00:51 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:51 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:48 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:45 – 06:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha06:42 – 08:39 (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)1872229.27
Julian Day2460694.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2029°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)241.21°
🪷 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 (24.2029°), declination -20.31°, EoT -10.66 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: 2025-01-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)