पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · January 3, 2012 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 1.1 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच

धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः।

मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय।।1.1।।
"1.1 The King Dhritarashtra asked: "O Sanjaya! What happened on the sacred battlefield of Kurukshetra, when my people gathered against the Pandavas?"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra7.35°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha238.33°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.30°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra292.15°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani184.13°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:18 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:04 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:20 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:36 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)7 Hours 46 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)16 Hours 13 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:15 – 07:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:39 – 08:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:00
Godhūli Muhūrta15:52 – 16:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:04 – 16:24
Amṛta Kāla15:49 – 17:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:08 – 15:06
Yamaganda10:14 – 11:13
Gulika Kāla12:11 – 13:09
Varjyam08:37 – 08:49
Dur Muhūrta 10:06 – 10:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga08:18 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg09:16 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:14 – 11:13 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:13 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:11 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:09 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:08 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:06 – 16:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:04 – 18:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:06 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:08 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:09 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:11 – 02:13 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:13 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:14 – 06:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla06:16 – 08:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867464.27
Julian Day2455929.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0207°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)108.34°
🪷 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 (24.0207°), declination -22.89°, EoT -4.59 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: 2012-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)