पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · January 30, 2031 CE

Also observed today

भीष्माष्टमी · BhīṣmāṣṭamīPan-Hindu
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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.36 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं श्रृणु मे भरतर्षभ।अभ्यासाद्रमते यत्र दुःखान्तं च निगच्छति।।18.36।।

"18.36 Hear further the three kinds of pleasure. That which increases day after day delivers one from misery," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.36'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	285.64°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra	12.50°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	191.75°	Tulā	Svātī P2
बुध Budha	270.89°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	236.97°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	309.59°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani	37.57°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	08:26 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:22 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:54 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:23 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:00 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	8 Hours 56 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	15 Hours 03 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	07:14 – 07:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	07:41 – 08:26
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:36 – 13:12
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:23 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:22 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla	17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:36 – 01:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:01 – 15:08
Yamaganda	08:26 – 09:33
Gulika Kāla	10:40 – 11:47
Varjyam	08:48 – 09:02
Dur Muhūrta	10:31 – 10:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	08:26 – 09:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	09:33 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	10:40 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	11:47 – 12:54 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:54 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	14:01 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:08 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:15 – 17:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:22 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:15 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:08 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	23:01 – 00:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:54 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	02:47 – 04:40 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	04:40 – 06:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	06:33 – 08:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.3676°

Longitude: 4.9041°

Timezone: UTC+1

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1874431.27
Julian Day	2462896.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2872°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	84.74°

🪷 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 (24.2872°), declination -17.76°, EoT -13.36 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: 2031-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)