पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · March 20, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.31 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।

धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।
"2.31 Thou must look at thy duty. Nothing can be more welcome to a soldier than a righteous war. Therefore to waver in this resolve is unworthy, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya335.81°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra306.41°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.46°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha339.09°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.53°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra21.49°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani183.84°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:13 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:20 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:17 – 16:48
Yamaganda09:12 – 10:43
Gulika Kāla12:15 – 13:46
Varjyam06:40 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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 Roga06:09 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:41 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:12 – 10:43 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:43 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:15 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:46 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:17 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:48 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:20 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:48 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:17 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:46 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:15 – 01:43 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:43 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:12 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:41 – 06:09 (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)1867541.27
Julian Day2456006.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0236°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)330.50°
🪷 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 (24.0236°), declination -0.07°, EoT -8.15 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: 2012-03-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)