पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · April 18, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.60 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यततो ह्यपि कौन्तेय पुरुषस्य विपश्चितः।

इन्द्रियाणि प्रमाथीनि हरन्ति प्रसभं मनः।।2.60।।
"2.60 O Arjuna! The mind of him, who is trying to conquer it, is forcibly carried away in spite of his efforts, by his tumultuous senses." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.60's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.39°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra328.36°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.55°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha336.80°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati22.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra48.04°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani181.74°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:02 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:54 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:30 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 08 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 51 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:09 – 04:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:51 – 05:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:06 – 13:52
Yamaganda06:48 – 08:34
Gulika Kāla10:20 – 12:06
Varjyam05:37 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:02 – 06:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:48 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:34 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:20 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:06 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:52 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:38 – 17:24 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:24 – 19:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:10 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:24 – 21:38 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:38 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:52 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:06 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:20 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:34 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:48 – 05:02 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867570.27
Julian Day2456035.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0248°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)322.69°
🪷 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 (24.0248°), declination 10.91°, EoT 0.51 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: 2012-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)