पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · November 28, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.22 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Yoga-Kṣemaṁ Vahāmy Aham · I carry what you need
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते।

तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्।।9.22।।
"9.22 But if a man will meditate on Me and Me alone, and will worship Me always and everywhere, I will take upon Myself the fulfillment of his aspiration, and I will safeguard whatsoever he shall attain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya221.65°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra293.53°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala270.35°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha215.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.61°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra229.88°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani212.77°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:50 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:00 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:04 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:22 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 09 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 50 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:45 – 07:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:10 – 07:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 13:49
Godhūli Muhūrta15:48 – 16:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:00 – 16:20
Amṛta Kāla15:45 – 17:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:54 – 11:55
Yamaganda13:58 – 14:59
Gulika Kāla08:52 – 09:53
Varjyam08:11 – 08:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:45 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Chala07:50 – 08:52 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:52 – 09:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:53 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:54 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:55 – 12:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:56 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg13:58 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala14:59 – 16:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:00 – 17:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg17:59 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala19:58 – 21:56 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:56 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:55 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:54 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:53 – 05:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:52 – 07:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868524.27
Julian Day2456989.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0612°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)70.80°
🪷 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 (24.0612°), declination -21.26°, EoT 11.22 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: 2014-11-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)