पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · March 3, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.24 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्।

सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः।।10.24।।
"10.24 Among the priests, know, O Arjuna, that I am the Apostle Brihaspati; of generals I am Skanda, the Commander-in-Chief, and of waters I am the Ocean." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya318.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra297.97°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala312.15°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha322.90°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.23°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra276.92°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani171.89°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:11 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:46 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:23 – 06:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:41 – 15:03
Yamaganda06:50 – 08:13
Gulika Kāla09:35 – 10:57
Varjyam07:18 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:50 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:13 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:35 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:57 – 12:19 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:19 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:41 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:03 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:25 – 17:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:48 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:25 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:03 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:41 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:19 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:57 – 03:35 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:35 – 05:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:13 – 06:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867158.27
Julian Day2455623.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0090°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.88°
🪷 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 (24.0090°), declination -7.02°, EoT -12.65 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: 2011-03-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)