पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · August 23, 2028 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।

"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1435

Malayalam Era: 1204

Nanakshahi: 559

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	126.20°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	163.02°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	87.28°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	149.16°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	155.41°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	80.47°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शनि Śani	17.03°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:37 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:49 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:43 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:21 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:59 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 11 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 48 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:43 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:26 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:14 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	15:05 – 16:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:37 – 20:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:49 – 20:24
Amṛta Kāla	19:34 – 21:19
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:14 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:43 – 14:29
Yamaganda	07:23 – 09:10
Gulika Kāla	10:56 – 12:43
Varjyam	06:12 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta	08:55 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Labha	05:37 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:23 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:10 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:56 – 12:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:43 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	14:29 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	16:16 – 18:02 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	18:02 – 19:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	19:49 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	21:02 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	22:16 – 23:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	23:29 – 00:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:43 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:56 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:10 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:23 – 05:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.3676°

Longitude: 4.9041°

Timezone: UTC+1

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873541.27
Julian Day	2462006.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2531°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	34.38°

🪷 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 (24.2531°), declination 11.31°, EoT -2.27 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: 2028-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)