पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · August 17, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.24 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
योऽन्तःसुखोऽन्तरारामस्तथान्तर्ज्योतिरेव यः।

स योगी ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं ब्रह्मभूतोऽधिगच्छति।।5.24।।
"5.24 He who is happy within his Self and has found Its peace, and in whom the inner light shines, that sage attains Eternal Bliss and becomes the Spirit Itself." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.52°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra112.81°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.62°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha101.67°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.43°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra74.55°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani180.65°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:52 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:28 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:08 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:10 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 35 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 24 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:55 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta19:16 – 19:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:28 – 20:05
Amṛta Kāla19:13 – 20:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:21 – 12:10
Yamaganda15:49 – 17:39
Gulika Kāla06:42 – 08:31
Varjyam05:29 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:52 – 06:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:42 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:31 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:21 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:10 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:00 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:49 – 17:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:39 – 19:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:28 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:39 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:49 – 23:00 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:00 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:10 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:21 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:31 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:42 – 04:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.52°
Longitude: 13.405°
Timezone: UTC+1

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867691.27
Julian Day2456156.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0294°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)351.49°
🪷 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 (24.0294°), declination 13.34°, EoT -3.75 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: 2012-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)