पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · February 16, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.19 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता।

योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः।।6.19।।
"6.19 The wise man who has conquered his mind and is absorbed in the Self is as a lamp which does not flicker, since it stands sheltered from every wind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya303.15°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra285.67°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala293.92°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha320.16°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.57°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra312.46°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani336.10°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:55 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:55 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:19 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:11 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 59 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 00 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:35 – 07:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:05 – 07:55
Abhijit Muhūrta12:35 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:35 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:10 – 10:25
Yamaganda11:40 – 12:55
Gulika Kāla14:10 – 15:25
Varjyam08:20 – 08:36
Dur Muhūrta 10:15 – 10:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:55 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla09:10 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:25 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:40 – 12:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:55 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:10 – 15:25 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:25 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:40 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:55 – 19:40 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:40 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:25 – 23:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:10 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:55 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:40 – 04:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:25 – 06:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala06:10 – 07:55 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872622.27
Julian Day2461087.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2180°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.45°
🪷 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 (24.2180°), declination -12.38°, EoT -14.54 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: 2026-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)