पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · January 13, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।
"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.87°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra248.61°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.69°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha275.85°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.86°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra251.51°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani10.18°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:45 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:49 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:40 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:16 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 08 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 51 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:40 – 08:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā08:04 – 08:45
Abhijit Muhūrta12:33 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:14
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:33 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:47 – 11:48
Yamaganda13:50 – 14:51
Gulika Kāla08:45 – 09:46
Varjyam09:05 – 09:18
Dur Muhūrta 10:39 – 10:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla08:45 – 09:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha09:46 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:47 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:48 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:49 – 13:50 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:50 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:51 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:52 – 16:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:53 – 18:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:52 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:51 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:50 – 00:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:49 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:48 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:47 – 06:46 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha06:46 – 08:45 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873684.27
Julian Day2462149.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2586°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.87°
🪷 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 (24.2586°), declination -21.46°, EoT -8.64 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: 2029-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)