पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · January 19, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.11 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तमः।

नाशयाम्यात्मभावस्थो ज्ञानदीपेन भास्वता।।10.11।।
"10.11 By My grace, I live in their hearts; and I dispel the darkness of ignorance by the shining light of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.08°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra5.67°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala294.73°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha275.39°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati42.10°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra258.17°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani196.42°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:06 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:28 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:15 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:24 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 22 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 37 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:59 – 07:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:24 – 08:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta16:16 – 16:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:28 – 16:49
Amṛta Kāla16:13 – 17:58
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:12 – 11:14
Yamaganda13:20 – 14:23
Gulika Kāla08:06 – 09:09
Varjyam08:27 – 08:40
Dur Muhūrta 10:03 – 10:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla08:06 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha09:09 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:12 – 11:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:14 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:17 – 13:20 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:20 – 14:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:23 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:25 – 16:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:28 – 18:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:25 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:23 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:20 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:17 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:14 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:12 – 06:09 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha06:09 – 08:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867846.27
Julian Day2456311.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0353°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.57°
🪷 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 (24.0353°), declination -20.33°, EoT -10.66 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: 2013-01-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)