पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · April 28, 2025 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 18.36 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं श्रृणु मे भरतर्षभ।अभ्यासाद्रमते यत्र दुःखान्तं च निगच्छति।।18.36।।
"18.36 Hear further the three kinds of pleasure. That which increases day after day delivers one from misery," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya13.81°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra17.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.65°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha347.00°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.52°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra334.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani333.43°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:00 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:24 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:18 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 45 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 14 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:17 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta15:05 – 16:04
Godhūli Muhūrta19:48 – 20:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:00 – 20:37
Amṛta Kāla19:45 – 21:30
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:06 – 08:57
Yamaganda10:47 – 12:38
Gulika Kāla14:29 – 16:19
Varjyam05:52 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
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 Amṛta05:15 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:06 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:57 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:47 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:38 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:29 – 16:19 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:19 – 18:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta18:10 – 20:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala20:00 – 21:10 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha21:10 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:19 – 23:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:29 – 00:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:38 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:47 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:57 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:06 – 05:15 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872328.27
Julian Day2460793.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2067°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.02°
🪷 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 (24.2067°), declination 14.18°, EoT 2.49 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: 2025-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)