पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · January 17, 2026 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 5.18 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विद्याविनयसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि।

शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः।।5.18।।
"5.18 Sages look equally upon all, whether he be a minister of learning and humility, or an infidel, or whether it be a cow, an elephant or a dog." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra252.51°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala270.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha269.44°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.85°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra274.83°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani333.16°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:42 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:59 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:40 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:19 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 17 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 42 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:35 – 08:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā08:00 – 08:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:34 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta16:47 – 17:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:59 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:44 – 18:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:34 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:46 – 11:48
Yamaganda13:53 – 14:55
Gulika Kāla08:42 – 09:44
Varjyam09:02 – 09:16
Dur Muhūrta 10:38 – 10:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla08:42 – 09:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha09:44 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:46 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:48 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:50 – 13:53 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:53 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:55 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:57 – 16:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:59 – 18:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:57 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:55 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:53 – 00:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:50 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:48 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:46 – 06:44 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha06:44 – 08:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872592.27
Julian Day2461057.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2168°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.72°
🪷 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 (24.2168°), declination -20.77°, EoT -10.03 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: 2026-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)