पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · October 17, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.24 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।16.24।।
"16.24 Therefore whenever there is doubt whether thou shouldst do a thing or not, let the scriptures guide thy conduct. In the light of the scriptures shouldst thou labour the whole of thy life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya179.81°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra164.53°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.06°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha166.58°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati293.51°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra158.51°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani154.34°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:04 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:36 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:13 – 10:32
Yamaganda13:10 – 14:29
Gulika Kāla06:34 – 07:54
Varjyam07:01 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Kāla06:34 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:54 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:13 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:32 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:51 – 13:10 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:10 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:29 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:49 – 17:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:08 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:49 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:29 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:10 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:51 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:32 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:13 – 04:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:54 – 06:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866656.27
Julian Day2455121.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9898°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.55°
🪷 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 (23.9898°), declination -9.24°, EoT 15.23 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: 2009-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)