पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · November 8, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.4 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।

युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः।।1.4।।
"1.4 In it are heroes and great bowmen; the equals in battle of Arjuna and Bheema, Yuyudhana, Virata and Drupada, great soldiers all;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.4'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya201.23°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra160.79°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.79°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha195.10°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.07°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra155.07°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani220.58°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:15 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:26 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:15 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:02 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 11 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 48 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:01 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:29 – 07:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:22 – 13:59
Godhūli Muhūrta16:14 – 16:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:26 – 16:49
Amṛta Kāla16:11 – 17:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:17 – 16:26
Yamaganda11:50 – 12:59
Gulika Kāla14:08 – 15:17
Varjyam07:38 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:15 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:24 – 09:33 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:33 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:41 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:50 – 12:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:59 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:08 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:17 – 16:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:26 – 18:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:17 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:08 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:59 – 23:50 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:50 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:41 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:33 – 05:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:24 – 07:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868869.27
Julian Day2457334.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0744°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)317.92°
🪷 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 (24.0744°), declination -16.42°, EoT 15.99 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: 2015-11-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)