पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · January 4, 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 18.21 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान्।वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम्।।18.21।।
"18.21 The knowledge which thinks of the manifold existence in all beings as separate - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.21'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.07°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra209.48°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala64.74°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha269.21°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati250.43°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra221.10°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani134.20°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:17 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:05 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:33 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:13 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)7 Hours 48 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)16 Hours 11 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:15 – 07:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:38 – 08:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta15:53 – 16:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:05 – 16:25
Amṛta Kāla15:50 – 17:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:13 – 12:11
Yamaganda14:08 – 15:07
Gulika Kāla09:16 – 10:14
Varjyam08:37 – 08:49
Dur Muhūrta 10:07 – 10:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala08:17 – 09:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha09:16 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:14 – 11:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:13 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:11 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:10 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:08 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:07 – 16:05 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:05 – 18:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:07 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:08 – 22:10 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:10 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:11 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:13 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:14 – 06:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga06:16 – 08:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.52°
Longitude: 13.405°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866004.27
Julian Day2454469.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9649°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)308.77°
🪷 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 (23.9649°), declination -22.80°, EoT -5.02 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: 2008-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)