पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · January 17, 2029 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 17.22 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते।असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.22।।
"17.22 And that which is given at an unsuitable place or time or to one who is unworthy, or with disrespect or contempt - such a gift is the result of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.94°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra299.62°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.87°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha270.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.19°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra256.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani10.25°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:41 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:00 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:46 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:28 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 18 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 41 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:35 – 08:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā08:00 – 08:41
Abhijit Muhūrta12:34 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta16:48 – 17:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:00 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:45 – 18:30
Niśīta Muhūrta00:34 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:50 – 13:53
Yamaganda09:44 – 10:46
Gulika Kāla11:48 – 12:50
Varjyam09:02 – 09:15
Dur Muhūrta 10:38 – 10:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha08:41 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:44 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:46 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:48 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:50 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:53 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:55 – 15:57 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:57 – 17:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:00 – 18:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:57 – 20:55 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:55 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:53 – 00:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:50 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:48 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:46 – 06:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:44 – 08:41 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873688.27
Julian Day2462153.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2587°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)29.30°
🪷 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 (24.2587°), declination -20.72°, EoT -10.03 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: 2029-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)