पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · May 8, 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 8.23 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यत्र काले त्वनावृत्तिमावृत्तिं चैव योगिनः।

प्रयाता यान्ति तं कालं वक्ष्यामि भरतर्षभ।।8.23।।
"8.23 *Now I will tell thee, O Arjuna, of the times at which, if the mystics go forth, they do not return, and at which they go forth only to return." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.23'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya23.26°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra272.61°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala357.13°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha15.08°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.54°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra52.23°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani345.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:57 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:17 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:08 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:21 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 20 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 40 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:54 – 03:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:40 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta15:10 – 16:11
Godhūli Muhūrta20:05 – 20:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:17 – 20:55
Amṛta Kāla20:02 – 21:47
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:42 – 12:37
Yamaganda16:27 – 18:22
Gulika Kāla06:52 – 08:47
Varjyam05:35 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:57 – 06:52 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:52 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:47 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:42 – 12:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:37 – 14:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:32 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:27 – 18:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala18:22 – 20:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga20:17 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg21:22 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:27 – 23:32 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:32 – 00:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:37 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:42 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:47 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:52 – 04:57 (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 Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872703.27
Julian Day2461168.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2211°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)252.98°
🪷 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 (24.2211°), declination 17.05°, EoT 3.58 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: 2026-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)