पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · January 22, 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 5.23 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शक्नोतीहैव यः सोढुं प्राक्शरीरविमोक्षणात्।

कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्तः स सुखी नरः।।5.23।।
"5.23 He who, before he leaves his body, learns to surmount the promptings of desire and anger is a saint and is happy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.80°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra315.59°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.34°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha277.73°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.19°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra281.11°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani333.58°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:36 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:01 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:46 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 31 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 28 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:28 – 08:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:54 – 08:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:35 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:35 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:56 – 15:00
Yamaganda08:36 – 09:40
Gulika Kāla10:44 – 11:48
Varjyam08:57 – 09:11
Dur Muhūrta 10:36 – 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: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Śubha08:36 – 09:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga09:40 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:44 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:48 – 12:52 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:52 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:56 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:00 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:04 – 17:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:08 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:04 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:00 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:56 – 00:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:52 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:48 – 04:44 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:44 – 06:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta06:40 – 08:36 (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)1872597.27
Julian Day2461062.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2170°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.70°
🪷 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 (24.2170°), declination -19.71°, EoT -11.54 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: 2026-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)