पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · December 24, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.69 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न च तस्मान्मनुष्येषु कश्िचन्मे प्रियकृत्तमः।भविता न च मे तस्मादन्यः प्रियतरो भुवि।।18.69।।
"18.69 Nor is there among men any who can perform a service dearer to Me than this, or any man on earth more beloved by Me than he." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.69's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.83°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra238.34°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.72°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha225.80°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.20°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra279.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani183.46°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:17 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)15:56 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:40 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:17 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)7 Hours 39 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)16 Hours 20 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:16 – 07:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:39 – 08:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:23 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta15:44 – 16:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā15:56 – 16:15
Amṛta Kāla15:41 – 17:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:12 – 11:09
Yamaganda13:04 – 14:01
Gulika Kāla08:17 – 09:14
Varjyam08:36 – 08:48
Dur Muhūrta 10:04 – 10:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla08:17 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha09:14 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:12 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:09 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:06 – 13:04 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:04 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:01 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla14:59 – 15:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha15:56 – 17:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta17:59 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:01 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:04 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:06 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:09 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:12 – 06:14 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha06:14 – 08:17 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867454.27
Julian Day2455919.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0203°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)352.27°
🪷 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 (24.0203°), declination -23.42°, EoT -0.03 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: 2011-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)