पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · December 14, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.40 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्माः सनातनाः।

धर्मे नष्टे कुलं कृत्स्नमधर्मोऽभिभवत्युत।।1.40।।
"1.40 The destruction of our kindred means the destruction of the traditions of our ancient lineage, and when these are lost, irreligion will overrun our homes." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya237.63°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra269.23°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala174.08°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha251.81°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.44°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra196.17°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani224.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:10 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)15:53 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:06 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:10 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)7 Hours 42 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)16 Hours 17 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:09 – 07:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:32 – 08:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:19 – 13:50
Godhūli Muhūrta15:41 – 16:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā15:53 – 16:12
Amṛta Kāla15:38 – 17:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:08 – 10:06
Yamaganda11:04 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla13:00 – 13:57
Varjyam08:30 – 08:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:58 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta08:10 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla09:08 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:06 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:04 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:02 – 13:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:00 – 13:57 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha13:57 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta14:55 – 15:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala15:53 – 17:55 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha17:55 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta19:57 – 22:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:00 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:02 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:04 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:06 – 06:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala06:08 – 08:10 (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)1868905.27
Julian Day2457370.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0758°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)31.52°
🪷 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 (24.0758°), declination -23.18°, EoT 4.64 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: 2015-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)