पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · January 25, 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 1.23 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः।

धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः।।1.23।।
"1.23 And gaze over this array of soldiers, eager to please the sinful sons of Dhritarashtra."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.23'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.43°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra301.44°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.85°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha271.47°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.70°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra318.88°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani185.06°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:00 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:37 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:49 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:37 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 37 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 22 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:51 – 07:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:17 – 08:00
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:25 – 16:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:37 – 16:59
Amṛta Kāla16:22 – 18:07
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:19 – 13:23
Yamaganda09:05 – 10:09
Gulika Kāla11:14 – 12:19
Varjyam08:21 – 08:35
Dur Muhūrta 10:01 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha08:00 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:05 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:09 – 11:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:14 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:19 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:23 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:28 – 15:33 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:33 – 16:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:37 – 18:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:33 – 20:28 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:28 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:23 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:19 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:14 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:09 – 06:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:05 – 08:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867486.27
Julian Day2455951.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0215°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.03°
🪷 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 -19.15°, EoT -12.31 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: 2012-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)