पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · December 31, 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 18.76 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम्।केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः।।18.76।।
"18.76 O King! The more I think of that marvellous and holy discourse, the more I lose myself in joy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.76's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra331.64°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.66°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha234.27°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.23°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra288.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani183.94°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:18 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:01 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:21 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:11 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)7 Hours 43 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)16 Hours 16 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:16 – 07:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:39 – 08:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta15:49 – 16:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:01 – 16:21
Amṛta Kāla15:46 – 17:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:14 – 11:12
Yamaganda13:08 – 14:05
Gulika Kāla08:18 – 09:16
Varjyam08:37 – 08:50
Dur Muhūrta 10:06 – 10:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla08:18 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha09:16 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:14 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:12 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:10 – 13:08 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:08 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:05 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:03 – 16:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:01 – 18:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:03 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:05 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:08 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:10 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:12 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:14 – 06:16 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha06:16 – 08:18 (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 Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867461.27
Julian Day2455926.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0206°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)76.30°
🪷 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 (24.0206°), declination -23.13°, EoT -3.26 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: 2011-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)