पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · May 12, 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 2.25 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते।

तस्मादेवं विदित्वैनं नानुशोचितुमर्हसि।।2.25।।
"2.25 It is named the Unmanifest, the Unthinkable, the immutable. Wherefore, knowing the Spirit as such, thou hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya27.72°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra116.24°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.12°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha49.24°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati269.01°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra20.06°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani127.58°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:15 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:51 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:32 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:21 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 35 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 24 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:10 – 03:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā02:57 – 04:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta19:39 – 20:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:51 – 20:30
Amṛta Kāla19:36 – 21:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:12 – 08:09
Yamaganda10:06 – 12:03
Gulika Kāla14:00 – 15:57
Varjyam04:54 – 05:19
Dur Muhūrta 07:53 – 08:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:15 – 06:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:12 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:09 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:06 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:03 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:00 – 15:57 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:57 – 17:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:54 – 19:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:51 – 20:54 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:54 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:57 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:00 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:03 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:06 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:09 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:12 – 04:15 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866133.27
Julian Day2454598.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9698°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)85.37°
🪷 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 (23.9698°), declination 18.19°, EoT 3.74 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: 2008-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)