पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · August 24, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.16 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।

अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।
"3.16 Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.91°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra306.47°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala195.31°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha153.47°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati179.93°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra165.11°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani30.52°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:47 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:36 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:45 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 08 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 51 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta15:04 – 16:00
Godhūli Muhūrta19:35 – 19:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:47 – 20:22
Amṛta Kāla19:32 – 21:17
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:56 – 12:42
Yamaganda16:15 – 18:01
Gulika Kāla07:24 – 09:10
Varjyam06:13 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:38 – 07:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:24 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:10 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:56 – 12:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:42 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:28 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:15 – 18:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala18:01 – 19:47 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:47 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg21:01 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:15 – 23:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:28 – 00:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:42 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:56 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:10 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:24 – 05:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873907.27
Julian Day2462372.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2671°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)181.43°
🪷 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 (24.2671°), declination 11.05°, EoT -1.99 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: 2029-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)