पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · July 24, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.3 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः।।17.3।।
"17.3 The faith of every man conforms to his nature. By nature he is full of faith. He is in fact what his faith makes him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya96.79°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra185.33°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala85.34°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha96.86°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.28°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra126.43°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani214.06°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:13 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:12 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:03 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:11 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 59 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 00 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:05 – 03:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā02:53 – 04:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:52 – 15:56
Godhūli Muhūrta20:00 – 20:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:12 – 20:52
Amṛta Kāla19:57 – 21:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:13 – 12:13
Yamaganda16:12 – 18:12
Gulika Kāla06:13 – 08:13
Varjyam04:53 – 05:18
Dur Muhūrta 07:57 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:13 – 06:13 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:13 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:13 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:13 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:13 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:12 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:12 – 18:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala18:12 – 20:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga20:12 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg21:12 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:12 – 23:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:12 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:13 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:13 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:13 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:13 – 04:13 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868762.27
Julian Day2457227.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0703°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.37°
🪷 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 (24.0703°), declination 19.96°, EoT -6.16 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: 2015-07-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)