पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · September 2, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.40 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते।

नहि कल्याणकृत्कश्िचद्दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति।।6.40।।
"6.40 Lord Shri Krishna replied: My beloved child! There is no destruction for him, either in this world or in the next. No evil fate awaits him who treads the path of righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya135.46°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra220.24°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala207.98°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha155.37°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati105.59°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra121.24°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani203.81°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:18 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:40 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:49 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:30 – 17:11
Yamaganda08:42 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla12:06 – 13:48
Varjyam05:52 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:18 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:00 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:42 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:24 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:06 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:48 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:30 – 17:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:11 – 18:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:53 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:11 – 21:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:30 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:48 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:06 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:24 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:42 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:00 – 05:18 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868437.27
Julian Day2456902.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0579°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.61°
🪷 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 (24.0579°), declination 8.00°, EoT 0.81 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: 2014-09-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)