पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · May 29, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.18 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः।जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः।।14.18।।
"14.18 When Purity is in the ascendant, the man evolves; when Passion, he neither evolves nor degenerates; when Ignorance, he is lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya43.32°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra169.49°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.56°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha45.69°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati111.38°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra88.18°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani216.91°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)03:53 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:14 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:52 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:04 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)16 Hours 21 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)7 Hours 38 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta01:42 – 02:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā02:31 – 03:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:53
Godhūli Muhūrta20:02 – 20:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:14 – 20:55
Amṛta Kāla19:59 – 21:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:01 – 12:04
Yamaganda16:09 – 18:12
Gulika Kāla05:55 – 07:58
Varjyam04:34 – 05:00
Dur Muhūrta 07:42 – 08:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala03:53 – 05:55 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha05:55 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta07:58 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:01 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:04 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:06 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:09 – 18:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala18:12 – 20:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga20:14 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg21:12 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:09 – 23:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:06 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:04 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:01 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha01:58 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga02:55 – 03:53 (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)1868706.27
Julian Day2457171.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0682°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.41°
🪷 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 (24.0682°), declination 21.54°, EoT 2.77 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: 2015-05-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)