पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · October 31, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.74 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाचइत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः।संवादमिममश्रौषमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम्।।18.74।।
"18.74 Sanjaya told: "Thus have I heard this rare, wonderful and soul-stirring discourse of the Lord Shri Krishna and the great-souled Arjuna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.74's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.22°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra61.25°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala147.94°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha181.91°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati141.75°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra146.63°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani219.68°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:00 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:40 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:40 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:24 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 40 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 19 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:11 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:05
Godhūli Muhūrta16:28 – 16:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:40 – 17:04
Amṛta Kāla16:25 – 18:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:25 – 10:37
Yamaganda13:03 – 14:15
Gulika Kāla07:00 – 08:12
Varjyam07:24 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:00 – 08:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:12 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:25 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:37 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:50 – 13:03 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:03 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:15 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:28 – 16:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:40 – 18:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:28 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:15 – 22:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:03 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:50 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:37 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:25 – 05:12 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:12 – 07:00 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868861.27
Julian Day2457326.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0741°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.83°
🪷 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 (24.0741°), declination -13.94°, EoT 16.45 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: 2015-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)