पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · January 28, 2031 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 18.34 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.34।।
"18.34 The conviction which always holds fast to rituals, to self-interest and wealth, for the sake of what they may bring forth - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.61°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra347.26°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.87°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha267.81°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati236.60°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra307.10°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani37.59°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:29 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:40 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:36 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 49 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 10 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:18 – 07:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:44 – 08:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:36 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:36 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:06 – 16:12
Yamaganda10:41 – 11:47
Gulika Kāla12:53 – 14:00
Varjyam08:51 – 09:05
Dur Muhūrta 10:32 – 10:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga08:29 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg09:35 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:41 – 11:47 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:47 – 12:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:53 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:00 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:06 – 16:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:12 – 17:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:18 – 19:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:12 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:06 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:00 – 00:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:53 – 02:47 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:47 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:41 – 06:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla06:35 – 08:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874429.27
Julian Day2462894.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2871°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)61.99°
🪷 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 (24.2871°), declination -18.29°, EoT -12.97 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: 2031-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)