पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · April 17, 2026 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 8.2 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन।

प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः।।8.2।।
"8.2 Who is it who rules the spirit sacrifice in many; and at the time of death how may those who have learned self-control come to the knowledge of Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.83°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra356.74°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala340.98°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha338.08°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.79°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra26.76°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani343.38°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:41 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:29 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:03 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 01 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 58 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta15:00 – 15:57
Godhūli Muhūrta19:29 – 19:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:41 – 20:16
Amṛta Kāla19:26 – 21:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:55 – 12:40
Yamaganda16:11 – 17:56
Gulika Kāla07:24 – 09:10
Varjyam06:14 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:39 – 07:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:24 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:10 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:55 – 12:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:40 – 14:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:25 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:11 – 17:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:56 – 19:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:41 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:56 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:11 – 23:25 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:25 – 00:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:40 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:55 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:10 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:24 – 05:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872682.27
Julian Day2461147.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2203°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)352.85°
🪷 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 (24.2203°), declination 10.42°, EoT 0.26 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: 2026-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)