पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · April 23, 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 2.65 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
प्रसादे सर्वदुःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते।

प्रसन्नचेतसो ह्याशु बुद्धिः पर्यवतिष्ठते।।2.65।।
"2.65 Having attained Peace, he becomes free from misery; for when the mind gains peace, right discrimination follows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.65's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.27°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra28.07°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.93°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha342.09°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati24.10°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra51.56°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani181.36°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:51 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:19 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:33 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:07 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 27 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 32 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:55 – 03:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta19:07 – 19:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:19 – 19:55
Amṛta Kāla19:04 – 20:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:39 – 08:28
Yamaganda10:16 – 12:05
Gulika Kāla13:53 – 15:42
Varjyam05:27 – 05:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:51 – 06:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:39 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:28 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:16 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:05 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:53 – 15:42 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:42 – 17:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:30 – 19:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:19 – 20:30 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:30 – 21:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:42 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:53 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:05 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:16 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:28 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:39 – 04:51 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867575.27
Julian Day2456040.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0249°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)21.28°
🪷 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 (24.0249°), declination 12.61°, EoT 1.60 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: 2012-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)