पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · January 16, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.37 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनंजयः।

मुनीनामप्यहं व्यासः कवीनामुशना कविः।।10.37।।
"10.37 I am Shri Krishna among the Vishnu-clan and Arjuna among the Pandavas; of the saints I am Vyasa, and I am Shukracharya among the sages." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.51°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra212.05°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala308.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha290.18°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.51°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra291.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani217.97°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:10 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:22 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:02 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:34 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 12 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 47 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:04 – 07:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:29 – 08:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta16:10 – 16:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:22 – 16:43
Amṛta Kāla16:07 – 17:52
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:14 – 12:16
Yamaganda14:19 – 15:21
Gulika Kāla09:11 – 10:13
Varjyam08:30 – 08:43
Dur Muhūrta 10:05 – 10:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Chala08:10 – 09:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha09:11 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:13 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:14 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:16 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:18 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:19 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:21 – 16:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:22 – 18:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:21 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:19 – 22:18 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:18 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:16 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:14 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:13 – 06:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga06:11 – 08:10 (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)1868573.27
Julian Day2457038.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0631°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.46°
🪷 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 (24.0631°), declination -21.03°, EoT -9.69 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: 2015-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)