पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · January 23, 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 2.4 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।

इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।
"2.4 Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, who should receive my reverence?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.89°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra174.92°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala176.08°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha294.23°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati78.52°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra260.76°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani207.75°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:02 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:35 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:58 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:47 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 32 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 27 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:53 – 07:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:19 – 08:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:23 – 16:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:35 – 16:56
Amṛta Kāla16:20 – 18:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:22 – 14:26
Yamaganda08:02 – 09:06
Gulika Kāla10:10 – 11:14
Varjyam08:23 – 08:37
Dur Muhūrta 10:01 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha08:02 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga09:06 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:10 – 11:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:14 – 12:18 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:18 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:22 – 14:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:26 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:31 – 16:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:35 – 18:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:31 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:26 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:22 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:18 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:14 – 04:10 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:10 – 06:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta06:06 – 08:02 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868215.27
Julian Day2456680.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0494°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)259.78°
🪷 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 (24.0494°), declination -19.50°, EoT -11.81 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: 2014-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)