पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · November 13, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.9 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अन्ये च बहवः शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः।

नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः।।1.9।।
"1.9 And many others, all ready to die for my sake; all armed, all skilled in war." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya206.26°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra221.03°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala155.80°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha203.22°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.85°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra160.51°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani221.15°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:24 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:18 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:47 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:54 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 54 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 05 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:13 – 06:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:39 – 07:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 13:56
Godhūli Muhūrta16:06 – 16:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:18 – 16:40
Amṛta Kāla16:03 – 17:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:44 – 11:51
Yamaganda14:05 – 15:11
Gulika Kāla08:31 – 09:38
Varjyam07:46 – 08:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:24 – 08:31 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:31 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:38 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:44 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:51 – 12:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:58 – 14:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:05 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:11 – 16:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:18 – 18:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:11 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:05 – 21:58 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:58 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:51 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:44 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:38 – 05:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:31 – 07:24 (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)1868874.27
Julian Day2457339.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0746°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)15.69°
🪷 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 (24.0746°), declination -17.83°, EoT 15.26 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: 2015-11-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)