पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · January 21, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.17 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Pitāham Asya Jagato · Krishna IS the Mother
पिताऽहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः।

वेद्यं पवित्रमोंकार ऋक् साम यजुरेव च।।9.17।।
"9.17 I am the Father of the universe and its Mother; I am its Nourisher and its Grandfather; I am the Knowable and the Pure; I am Om; and I am the Sacred Scriptures." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.62°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra112.38°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala279.84°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha255.47°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra229.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani172.95°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:05 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:31 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:49 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:52 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 26 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 33 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:57 – 07:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:22 – 08:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:19 – 16:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:31 – 16:52
Amṛta Kāla16:16 – 18:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:14 – 12:18
Yamaganda14:24 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla09:08 – 10:11
Varjyam08:26 – 08:39
Dur Muhūrta 10:03 – 10:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 Chala08:05 – 09:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha09:08 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:11 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:14 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:18 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:21 – 14:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:24 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:27 – 16:31 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:31 – 18:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:27 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:24 – 22:21 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:21 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:18 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:14 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:11 – 06:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga06:08 – 08:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867117.27
Julian Day2455582.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0074°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)193.70°
🪷 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 (24.0074°), declination -20.01°, EoT -11.26 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: 2011-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)