पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · April 24, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।
"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.49°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra77.10°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala22.77°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha24.06°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.11°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra50.10°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani219.36°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:50 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:19 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:16 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:54 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 28 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 31 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:55 – 03:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:38 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta19:07 – 19:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:19 – 19:55
Amṛta Kāla19:04 – 20:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:16 – 12:05
Yamaganda15:42 – 17:30
Gulika Kāla06:39 – 08:27
Varjyam05:26 – 05:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:50 – 06:39 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:39 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:27 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:16 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:05 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:53 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:42 – 17:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:30 – 19:19 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:19 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:30 – 21:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:42 – 22:53 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:53 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:05 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:16 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:27 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:39 – 04:50 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868671.27
Julian Day2457136.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0669°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.34°
🪷 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 (24.0669°), declination 12.70°, EoT 1.80 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: 2015-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)