पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · May 1, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.14 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः।

आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत।।2.14।।
"2.14 Those external relations which bring cold and heat, pain and happiness, they come and go; they are not permanent. Endure them bravely, O Prince!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.07°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra316.54°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.29°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha32.75°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.92°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra6.52°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani127.51°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:35 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:32 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:38 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:25 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 57 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 02 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:35 – 03:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:20 – 04:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta19:20 – 19:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:32 – 20:10
Amṛta Kāla19:17 – 21:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:56 – 15:48
Yamaganda04:35 – 06:27
Gulika Kāla08:19 – 10:11
Varjyam05:12 – 05:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:35 – 06:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:27 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:19 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:11 – 12:03 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:03 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:56 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:48 – 17:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:40 – 19:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:32 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:40 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:48 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:56 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:03 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:11 – 02:19 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:19 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:27 – 04:35 (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 Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866122.27
Julian Day2454587.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9694°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)301.84°
🪷 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 (23.9694°), declination 15.14°, EoT 2.92 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: 2008-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)