पञ्चाङ्ग — Amsterdam, Netherlands · August 22, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.43 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं बुद्धेः परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना।

जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम्।।3.43।।
"3.43 Thus, O Mighty-in-Arms, knowing Him to be beyond the intellect and, by His help, subduing thy personal egotism, kill thine enemy, Desire, extremely difficult though it be."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.49°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra168.76°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala213.37°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha109.56°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati234.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra107.40°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani56.84°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:52 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:03 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:17 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 18 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 41 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:12
Vijaya Muhūrta15:06 – 16:03
Godhūli Muhūrta19:40 – 20:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:52 – 20:28
Amṛta Kāla19:37 – 21:22
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:56 – 12:43
Yamaganda16:18 – 18:05
Gulika Kāla07:21 – 09:08
Varjyam06:09 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:34 – 07:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:21 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:08 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:56 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:43 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:30 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:18 – 18:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala18:05 – 19:52 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:52 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg21:05 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:18 – 23:30 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:30 – 00:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:43 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:56 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:08 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:21 – 05:34 (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 Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874635.27
Julian Day2463100.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2950°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)46.45°
🪷 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 (24.2950°), declination 11.89°, EoT -2.54 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: 2031-08-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)