पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · March 8, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.17 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रिणं च

तेजोराशिं सर्वतोदीप्तिमन्तम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दुर्निरीक्ष्यं समन्ताद्

दीप्तानलार्कद्युतिमप्रमेयम्।।11.17।।
"11.17 I see thee with the crown, the sceptre and the discus; a blaze of splendour. Scarce can I gaze on thee, so radiant thou art, glowing like the blazing fire, brilliant as the sun, immeasurable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya323.59°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra274.74°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala332.51°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha316.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati44.02°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra318.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani196.98°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:54 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:11 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:53 – 12:18
Yamaganda15:08 – 16:33
Gulika Kāla08:03 – 09:28
Varjyam07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:38 – 08:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:03 – 09:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:28 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:53 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:18 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:43 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:08 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:33 – 17:58 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:58 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:33 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:08 – 22:43 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:43 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:18 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:53 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:28 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:03 – 06:38 (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 Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867894.27
Julian Day2456359.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0371°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)312.41°
🪷 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 (24.0371°), declination -4.89°, EoT -11.53 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: 2013-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)