पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · December 25, 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 4.37 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यथैधांसि समिद्धोऽग्निर्भस्मसात्कुरुतेऽर्जुन।

ज्ञानाग्निः सर्वकर्माणि भस्मसात्कुरुते तथा।।4.37।।
"4.37 As the kindled fire consumes the fuel, so, O Arjuna, in the flame of wisdom the embers of action are burnt to ashes." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.37'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya249.27°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra305.73°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala252.78°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha233.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati87.88°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra245.90°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani331.67°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:50 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:31 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:24 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:30 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)7 Hours 41 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)16 Hours 18 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:49 – 08:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā08:12 – 08:50
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta16:19 – 16:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:31 – 16:51
Amṛta Kāla16:16 – 18:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:39 – 14:36
Yamaganda08:50 – 09:48
Gulika Kāla10:46 – 11:43
Varjyam09:09 – 09:22
Dur Muhūrta 10:38 – 10:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha08:50 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga09:48 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:46 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:43 – 12:41 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:41 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:39 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:36 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:34 – 16:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:31 – 18:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:34 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:36 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:39 – 00:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:41 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:43 – 04:46 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:46 – 06:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta06:48 – 08:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872569.27
Julian Day2461034.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2159°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)59.25°
🪷 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 (24.2159°), declination -23.39°, 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: 2025-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)