पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · March 7, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.18 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः।

अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत।।2.18।।
"2.18 The material bodies which this Eternal, Indestructible, Immeasurable Spirit inhabits are all finite. Therefore fight, O Valiant Man!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya322.85°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra124.60°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala138.15°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha340.64°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra7.59°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani184.55°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:57 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:13 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:18 – 13:43
Yamaganda08:04 – 09:29
Gulika Kāla10:54 – 12:18
Varjyam07:08 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:40 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:04 – 09:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:29 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:54 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:18 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:43 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:07 – 16:32 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:32 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:57 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:32 – 21:07 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:07 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:43 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:18 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:54 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:29 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:04 – 06:40 (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)1867528.27
Julian Day2455993.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0231°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)161.03°
🪷 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 (24.0231°), declination -5.18°, EoT -11.77 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: 2012-03-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)