पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · January 22, 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 11.1 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

मदनुग्रहाय परमं गुह्यमध्यात्मसंज्ञितम्।

यत्त्वयोक्तं वचस्तेन मोहोऽयं विगतो मम।।11.1।।
"11.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! Thy words concerning the Supreme Secret of Self, given for my blessing, have dispelled the illusions which surrounded me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.61°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra298.52°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala313.20°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha292.85°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.81°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra298.77°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani218.47°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:03 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:33 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:53 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:30 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 29 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 30 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:55 – 07:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:21 – 08:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta16:21 – 16:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:33 – 16:54
Amṛta Kāla16:18 – 18:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:22 – 14:25
Yamaganda08:03 – 09:07
Gulika Kāla10:11 – 11:14
Varjyam08:25 – 08:38
Dur Muhūrta 10:02 – 10:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha08:03 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga09:07 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:11 – 11:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:14 – 12:18 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:18 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:22 – 14:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:25 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:29 – 16:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:33 – 18:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:29 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:25 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:22 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:18 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:14 – 04:11 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:11 – 06:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta06:07 – 08:03 (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)1868579.27
Julian Day2457044.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0633°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.45°
🪷 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 (24.0633°), declination -19.78°, EoT -11.54 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: 2015-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)