पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · December 25, 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 10.15 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
स्वयमेवात्मनाऽत्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम।

भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते।।10.15।।
"10.15 Thou alone knowest Thyself, by the power of Thy Self; Thou the Supreme Spirit, the Source and Master of all being, the Lord of Lords, the Ruler of the Universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.15'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya249.09°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra289.46°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala291.31°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha258.33°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.36°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra263.76°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani215.83°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:17 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)15:57 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:17 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:20 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)7 Hours 39 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)16 Hours 20 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:16 – 07:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:39 – 08:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:23 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta15:45 – 16:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā15:57 – 16:16
Amṛta Kāla15:42 – 17:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:04 – 14:02
Yamaganda08:17 – 09:15
Gulika Kāla10:12 – 11:09
Varjyam08:36 – 08:49
Dur Muhūrta 10:04 – 10:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Śubha08:17 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga09:15 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:12 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:09 – 12:07 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:07 – 13:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:04 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:02 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha14:59 – 15:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta15:57 – 17:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla17:59 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:02 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:04 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:07 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:09 – 04:12 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:12 – 06:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta06:15 – 08:17 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868551.27
Julian Day2457016.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0623°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.77°
🪷 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 (24.0623°), declination -23.40°, EoT -0.49 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: 2014-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)