पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · January 23, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.21 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत।।1.21।।
"1.21 Raising his bow, spoke this to the Lord Shri Krishna: O Infallible! Lord of the earth! Please draw up my chariot betwixt the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.40°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra274.84°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.85°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha268.28°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.51°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra316.47°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani185.01°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:02 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:34 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:55 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:13 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 31 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 28 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:54 – 07:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:20 – 08:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:22 – 16:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:34 – 16:55
Amṛta Kāla16:19 – 18:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:06 – 10:10
Yamaganda11:14 – 12:18
Gulika Kāla13:22 – 14:26
Varjyam08:24 – 08:37
Dur Muhūrta 10:02 – 10:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta08:02 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla09:06 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:10 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:14 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:18 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:22 – 14:26 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:26 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:30 – 16:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:34 – 18:30 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:30 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:26 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:22 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:18 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:14 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:10 – 06:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala06:06 – 08:02 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867484.27
Julian Day2455949.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0215°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)358.41°
🪷 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 (24.0215°), declination -19.62°, EoT -11.81 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: 2012-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)