पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · February 21, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: आमलकी एकादशी — Āmalakī Ekādaśī
Worship of Āmalakī (Indian gooseberry, sacred to Viṣṇu).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.2 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ विस्तरशो मया।

त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम्।।11.2।।
"11.2 O Lord, whose eyes are like the lotus petal! Thou hast described in detail the origin and the dissolution of being, and Thine own Eternal Majesty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya308.53°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra72.97°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala320.77°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha325.24°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati42.64°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra299.49°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani197.23°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:17 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:00 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:49 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:20 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:38 – 14:55
Yamaganda07:11 – 08:28
Gulika Kāla09:46 – 11:03
Varjyam07:37 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:11 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:28 – 09:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:46 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:03 – 12:21 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:21 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:38 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:55 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:13 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:30 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:13 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:55 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:38 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:21 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:03 – 03:46 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:46 – 05:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:28 – 07:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867879.27
Julian Day2456344.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0366°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.53°
🪷 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 (24.0366°), declination -10.56°, EoT -14.19 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: 2013-02-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)