पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · October 26, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.10 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न द्वेष्ट्यकुशलं कर्म कुशले नानुषज्जते।त्यागी सत्त्वसमाविष्टो मेधावी छिन्नसंशयः।।18.10।।
"18.10 The wise man who has attained purity, whose doubts are solved, who is filled with the spirit of self-abnegation, does not shrink from action because it brings pain, nor does he desire it because it brings pleasure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya188.25°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra176.88°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.30°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha204.95°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.55°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra206.72°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani177.38°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:50 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:44 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:25 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 59 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 00 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:30 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta16:38 – 17:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:50 – 17:15
Amṛta Kāla16:35 – 18:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:50 – 13:05
Yamaganda08:05 – 09:20
Gulika Kāla10:35 – 11:50
Varjyam07:15 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:50 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:05 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:20 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:35 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:50 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:05 – 14:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:20 – 15:35 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:35 – 16:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:50 – 18:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:35 – 20:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:20 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:05 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:50 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:35 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:20 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:05 – 06:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867395.27
Julian Day2455860.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0181°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)349.25°
🪷 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 (24.0181°), declination -12.26°, EoT 16.30 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: 2011-10-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)