पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · January 23, 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 11.2 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ विस्तरशो मया।

त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम्।।11.2।।
"11.2 O Lord, whose eyes are like the lotus petal! Thou hast described in detail the origin and the dissolution of being, and Thine own Eternal Majesty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.2'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.63°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra313.53°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala313.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha292.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.69°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra300.02°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani218.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:02 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:34 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:20 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:56 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 32 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 27 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:54 – 07:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:19 – 08:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:22 – 16:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:34 – 16:56
Amṛta Kāla16:19 – 18:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:14 – 12:18
Yamaganda14:26 – 15:30
Gulika Kāla09:06 – 10:10
Varjyam08:23 – 08:37
Dur Muhūrta 10:02 – 10:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala08:02 – 09:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha09:06 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:10 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:14 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:18 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:22 – 14:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:26 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:30 – 16:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:34 – 18:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:30 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:26 – 22:22 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:22 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:18 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:14 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:10 – 06:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga06:06 – 08:02 (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)1868580.27
Julian Day2457045.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0634°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)31.94°
🪷 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 (24.0634°), declination -19.56°, EoT -11.81 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: 2015-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)