पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · January 13, 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 1.11 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः।

भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि।।1.11।।
"1.11 Therefore in the rank and file, let stand firm in their posts, according to battalions; and all you generals about Bheeshma." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.22°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra134.77°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.14°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha252.82°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.75°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra304.36°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani184.65°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:13 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:17 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:34 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:09 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 04 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 55 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:08 – 07:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:32 – 08:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:05 – 16:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:17 – 16:38
Amṛta Kāla16:02 – 17:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:14 – 12:15
Yamaganda14:16 – 15:17
Gulika Kāla09:13 – 10:14
Varjyam08:33 – 08:46
Dur Muhūrta 10:06 – 10:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala08:13 – 09:13 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha09:13 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:14 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:14 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:15 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:16 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:16 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:17 – 16:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:17 – 18:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:17 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:16 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:16 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:15 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:14 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:14 – 06:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga06:13 – 08:13 (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 Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867474.27
Julian Day2455939.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0211°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.19°
🪷 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 (24.0211°), declination -21.60°, EoT -8.64 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: 2012-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)