पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · November 18, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.33 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः।योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी।।18.33।।
"18.33 The conviction and steady concentration by which the mind, the vitality and the senses are controlled - O Arjuna! They are the product of Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya211.32°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra114.01°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.18°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha233.53°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati8.56°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra235.29°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani180.06°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:33 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:11 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:54 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:52 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 38 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 21 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:24 – 06:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:50 – 07:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:19 – 13:53
Godhūli Muhūrta15:59 – 16:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:11 – 16:33
Amṛta Kāla15:56 – 17:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:47 – 11:52
Yamaganda14:02 – 15:06
Gulika Kāla08:38 – 09:43
Varjyam07:55 – 08:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Chala07:33 – 08:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:38 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:43 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:47 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:52 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:57 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:02 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:06 – 16:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:11 – 18:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:06 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:02 – 21:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:57 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:52 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:47 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:43 – 05:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:38 – 07:33 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867418.27
Julian Day2455883.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0189°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.09°
🪷 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 (24.0189°), declination -19.09°, EoT 14.21 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: 2011-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)