पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · December 24, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.14 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव।

न हि ते भगवन् व्यक्ितं विदुर्देवा न दानवाः।।10.14।।
"10.14 I believe in what Thou hast said, my Lord! For neither the godly not the godless comprehend Thy manifestation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.07°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra274.83°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala290.52°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha256.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.41°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra262.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani215.73°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:17 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)15:56 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:45 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:02 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)7 Hours 39 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)16 Hours 20 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:16 – 07:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:39 – 08:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:23 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta15:44 – 16:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā15:56 – 16:15
Amṛta Kāla15:41 – 17:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:06 – 13:04
Yamaganda09:14 – 10:12
Gulika Kāla11:09 – 12:06
Varjyam08:36 – 08:48
Dur Muhūrta 10:04 – 10:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha08:17 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:14 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:12 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:09 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:06 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:04 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:01 – 14:59 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha14:59 – 15:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg15:56 – 17:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala17:59 – 20:01 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:01 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:04 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:06 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:09 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:12 – 06:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:14 – 08:17 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868550.27
Julian Day2457015.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0622°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.41°
🪷 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 (24.0622°), declination -23.42°, EoT -0.03 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: 2014-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)