पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · January 23, 2027 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 16.22 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।
"16.22 These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.55°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra106.00°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.76°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha291.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.99°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra232.26°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani345.40°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:35 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:40 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:04 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 33 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 26 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:27 – 08:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:52 – 08:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:35 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:35 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:44 – 11:48
Yamaganda13:56 – 15:01
Gulika Kāla08:35 – 09:40
Varjyam08:57 – 09:10
Dur Muhūrta 10:35 – 10:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla08:35 – 09:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha09:40 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:44 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:48 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:52 – 13:56 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:56 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:01 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:05 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:09 – 19:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:05 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:01 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:56 – 00:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:52 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:48 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:44 – 06:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha06:40 – 08:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872963.27
Julian Day2461428.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2310°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.23°
🪷 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 (24.2310°), declination -19.53°, EoT -11.81 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: 2027-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)