पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · April 29, 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 8.14 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अनन्यचेताः सततं यो मां स्मरति नित्यशः।

तस्याहं सुलभः पार्थ नित्ययुक्तस्य योगिनः।।8.14।।
"8.14 To him who thinks constantly of Me, and of nothing else, to such an ever-faithful devotee, O Arjuna, am I ever accessible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra164.15°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala350.24°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha357.64°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.25°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra41.36°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani344.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:02 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:50 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:23 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 47 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 12 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:15 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta15:06 – 16:05
Godhūli Muhūrta19:50 – 20:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:02 – 20:39
Amṛta Kāla19:47 – 21:32
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:38 – 14:29
Yamaganda07:05 – 08:56
Gulika Kāla10:47 – 12:38
Varjyam05:51 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:14 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:05 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:56 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:47 – 12:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:38 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:29 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:20 – 18:11 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha18:11 – 20:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg20:02 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala21:11 – 22:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:20 – 23:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:29 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:38 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:47 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:56 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:05 – 05:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872694.27
Julian Day2461159.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2207°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.42°
🪷 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 (24.2207°), declination 14.42°, EoT 2.64 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: 2026-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)