पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · February 13, 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 1.42 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।
"1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.42'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.70°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra187.73°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.26°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha303.93°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati10.04°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra341.43°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani185.20°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:29 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:54 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:52 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 44 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 15 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:11 – 06:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:40 – 07:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:42 – 09:55
Yamaganda11:08 – 12:21
Gulika Kāla13:34 – 14:47
Varjyam07:53 – 08:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:45 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:29 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:42 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:55 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:08 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:21 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:34 – 14:47 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:47 – 16:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:00 – 17:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:13 – 19:00 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:00 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:47 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:34 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:21 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:08 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:55 – 05:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:42 – 07:29 (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 Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867505.27
Julian Day2455970.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0223°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)246.12°
🪷 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 (24.0223°), declination -13.61°, EoT -14.60 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: 2012-02-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)