पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · November 18, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: सफला एकादशी — Saphalā Ekādaśī
Renders all undertakings fruitful (saphala).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.12 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः।

राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः।।9.12।।
"9.12 Their hopes are vain, their actions worthless, their knowledge futile; they are without sense, deceitful, barbarous and godless." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya211.55°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra158.76°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala262.69°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha199.69°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.11°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra217.33°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani211.58°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:33 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:11 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:23 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:19 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 37 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 22 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:25 – 06:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:50 – 07:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 13:53
Godhūli Muhūrta15:59 – 16:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:11 – 16:32
Amṛta Kāla15:56 – 17:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:02 – 15:06
Yamaganda09:43 – 10:48
Gulika Kāla11:52 – 12:57
Varjyam07:55 – 08:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:33 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:38 – 09:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:43 – 10:48 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:48 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:52 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:57 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:02 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:06 – 16:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:11 – 18:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:06 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:02 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:57 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:52 – 01:48 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:48 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:43 – 05:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:38 – 07:33 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868514.27
Julian Day2456979.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0609°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.85°
🪷 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 (24.0609°), declination -19.16°, EoT 14.21 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: 2014-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)