पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · January 15, 2014 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 1.43 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः।

उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः।।1.43।।
"1.43 By the destruction of our lineage and the pollution of blood, ancient class traditions and family purity alike perish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.75°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra78.07°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.19°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha281.07°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.53°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra264.70°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani207.21°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:10 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:21 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:06 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:44 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 10 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 49 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:05 – 07:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:29 – 08:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta16:09 – 16:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:21 – 16:42
Amṛta Kāla16:06 – 17:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:16 – 13:17
Yamaganda09:12 – 10:13
Gulika Kāla11:14 – 12:16
Varjyam08:31 – 08:44
Dur Muhūrta 10:05 – 10:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
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 Labha08:10 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:12 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:13 – 11:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:14 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:16 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:17 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:18 – 15:20 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:20 – 16:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:21 – 18:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:20 – 20:18 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:18 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:17 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:16 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:14 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:13 – 06:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:12 – 08:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868207.27
Julian Day2456672.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0491°
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 (24.0491°), declination -21.17°, EoT -9.35 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: 2014-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)