पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · January 24, 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 1.22 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
यावदेतान्निरीक्षेऽहं योद्धुकामानवस्थितान्।

कैर्मया सह योद्धव्यमस्मिन्रणसमुद्यमे।।1.22।।
"1.22 So that I may observe those who must fight on my side, those who must fight against me;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.41°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra288.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.86°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha269.87°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.61°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra317.67°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani185.04°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:01 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:36 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:24 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:23 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 34 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 25 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:53 – 07:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:18 – 08:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:24 – 16:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:36 – 16:57
Amṛta Kāla16:21 – 18:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:27 – 15:31
Yamaganda10:10 – 11:14
Gulika Kāla12:18 – 13:23
Varjyam08:23 – 08:36
Dur Muhūrta 10:01 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga08:01 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg09:06 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:10 – 11:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:14 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:18 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:23 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:27 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:31 – 16:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:36 – 18:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:31 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:27 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:23 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:18 – 02:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:14 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:10 – 06:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla06:06 – 08:01 (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 Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867485.27
Julian Day2455950.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0215°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)10.89°
🪷 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 -19.38°, EoT -12.06 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: 2012-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)