पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · January 7, 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 18.24 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहङ्कारेण वा पुनः।क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम्।।18.24।।
"18.24 But even though an action involve the most strenuous endeavour, yet if the doer is seeking to gratify his desires, and is filled with personal vanity, it may be assumed to originate in Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.24'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.13°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra245.73°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala63.77°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha274.11°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati251.11°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra224.75°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani134.11°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:16 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:09 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:20 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:54 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)7 Hours 52 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)16 Hours 07 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:13 – 07:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:37 – 08:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta13:31 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta15:57 – 16:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:09 – 16:29
Amṛta Kāla15:54 – 17:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:15 – 10:14
Yamaganda11:14 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla13:12 – 14:11
Varjyam08:36 – 08:49
Dur Muhūrta 10:07 – 10:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta08:16 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla09:15 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:14 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:14 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:13 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:12 – 14:11 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:11 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:10 – 16:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:09 – 18:10 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:10 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:11 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:12 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:13 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:14 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:14 – 06:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala06:15 – 08:16 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866007.27
Julian Day2454472.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9650°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.60°
🪷 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 (23.9650°), declination -22.47°, EoT -6.29 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: 2008-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)