पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · October 27, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.7 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
जितात्मनः प्रशान्तस्य परमात्मा समाहितः।

शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु तथा मानापमानयोः।।6.7।।
"6.7 The Self of him who is self-controlled, and has attained peace is equally unmoved by heat or cold, pleasure or pain, honour or dishonour." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.02°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra167.87°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala201.56°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha172.66°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati262.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra225.95°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani143.95°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:53 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:47 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:42 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:01 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:34 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 06:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:35 – 16:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:47 – 17:11
Amṛta Kāla16:32 – 18:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:08 – 09:22
Yamaganda10:36 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla13:04 – 14:18
Varjyam07:18 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:53 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:08 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:22 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:36 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:50 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:04 – 14:18 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:18 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:32 – 16:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:47 – 18:32 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:32 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:18 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:04 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:50 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:36 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:22 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:08 – 06:53 (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 Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866301.27
Julian Day2454766.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9762°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.35°
🪷 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 (23.9762°), declination -12.85°, EoT 16.36 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: 2008-10-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)