पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · April 26, 2013 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 12.11 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अथैतदप्यशक्तोऽसि कर्तुं मद्योगमाश्रितः।सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं ततः कुरु यतात्मवान्।।12.11।।
"12.11 And if thou art too weak even for this, then seek refuge in union with Me, and with perfect self-control renounce the fruit of thy action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya11.94°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra194.76°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala9.94°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha355.09°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.98°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra19.07°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani194.11°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:45 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:23 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:30 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:01 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 38 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 21 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:48 – 03:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:32 – 04:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta19:11 – 19:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:23 – 20:00
Amṛta Kāla19:08 – 20:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:14 – 12:04
Yamaganda15:44 – 17:33
Gulika Kāla06:35 – 08:25
Varjyam05:22 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:45 – 06:35 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:35 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:25 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:14 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:04 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:54 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:44 – 17:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:33 – 19:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:23 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:33 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:44 – 22:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:54 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:04 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:14 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:25 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:35 – 04:45 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867943.27
Julian Day2456408.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0390°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)181.35°
🪷 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 (24.0390°), declination 13.51°, EoT 2.16 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: 2013-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)