पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · August 20, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।
"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya123.16°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra288.84°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala90.61°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha117.96°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.24°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra159.79°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani191.97°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:57 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:22 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:41 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:43 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 25 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 34 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:01 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta19:10 – 19:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:22 – 19:58
Amṛta Kāla19:07 – 20:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:46 – 17:34
Yamaganda08:33 – 10:21
Gulika Kāla12:09 – 13:58
Varjyam05:33 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:57 – 06:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:45 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:33 – 10:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:21 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:09 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:58 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:46 – 17:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:34 – 19:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:22 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:34 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:46 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:58 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:09 – 01:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:21 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:33 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:45 – 04:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868059.27
Julian Day2456524.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0435°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)167.49°
🪷 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 (24.0435°), declination 12.44°, EoT -3.05 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: 2013-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)