पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · January 3, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.20 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वभूतेषु येनैकं भावमव्ययमीक्षते।अविभक्तं विभक्तेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि सात्त्विकम्।।18.20।।
"18.20 That knowledge which sees the One Indestructible in all beings, the One Indivisible in all separate lives, may be truly called Pure Knowledge." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.05°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra197.62°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala65.08°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha267.58°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati250.20°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra219.89°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani134.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:18 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:04 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:29 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:50 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)7 Hours 46 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)16 Hours 13 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:15 – 07:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:39 – 08:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:00
Godhūli Muhūrta15:52 – 16:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:04 – 16:24
Amṛta Kāla15:49 – 17:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:09 – 14:08
Yamaganda08:18 – 09:16
Gulika Kāla10:14 – 11:13
Varjyam08:37 – 08:49
Dur Muhūrta 10:06 – 10:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha08:18 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga09:16 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:14 – 11:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:13 – 12:11 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:11 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:09 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:08 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:06 – 16:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:04 – 18:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:06 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:08 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:09 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:11 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:13 – 04:14 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:14 – 06:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta06:16 – 08:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.52°
Longitude: 13.405°
Timezone: UTC+1

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866003.27
Julian Day2454468.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9648°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)297.86°
🪷 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 (23.9648°), declination -22.89°, EoT -4.59 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: 2008-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)