पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · August 17, 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 17.27 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते।कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते।।17.27।।
"17.27 Conviction in sacrifice, in austerity and in giving is also called Sat.' So too an action done only for the Lord's sake." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.27'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.78°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra146.39°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.95°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha140.90°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati126.38°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra117.51°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani214.17°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:51 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:29 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:33 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:20 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 38 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 21 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:54 – 03:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:38 – 04:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta19:17 – 19:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:29 – 20:06
Amṛta Kāla19:14 – 20:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:41 – 08:30
Yamaganda10:20 – 12:10
Gulika Kāla14:00 – 15:50
Varjyam05:27 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:51 – 06:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:41 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:30 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:20 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:10 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:00 – 15:50 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:50 – 17:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:40 – 19:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:29 – 20:40 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:40 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:50 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:00 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:10 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:20 – 02:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:30 – 03:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:41 – 04:51 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.52°
Longitude: 13.405°
Timezone: UTC+1

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868786.27
Julian Day2457251.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0713°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)29.65°
🪷 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 (24.0713°), declination 13.57°, EoT -3.75 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: 2015-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)