पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · April 8, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 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: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya354.49°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra155.19°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala350.21°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha349.77°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.02°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra39.02°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani5.13°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:27 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:20 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:30 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:57 – 15:51
Godhūli Muhūrta19:15 – 19:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:27 – 20:00
Amṛta Kāla19:12 – 20:57
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:21 – 11:02
Yamaganda14:24 – 16:05
Gulika Kāla05:59 – 07:40
Varjyam06:32 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:59 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:40 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:21 – 11:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:02 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:43 – 14:24 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:24 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:05 – 17:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:46 – 19:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:27 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:46 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:05 – 23:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:24 – 00:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:43 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:02 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:21 – 04:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:40 – 05:59 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873404.27
Julian Day2461869.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2479°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.54°
🪷 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 (24.2479°), declination 7.34°, EoT -2.19 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: 2028-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)