पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · January 15, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.25 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते।

तस्मादेवं विदित्वैनं नानुशोचितुमर्हसि।।2.25।।
"2.25 It is named the Unmanifest, the Unthinkable, the immutable. Wherefore, knowing the Spirit as such, thou hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.23°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra334.80°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala191.90°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha268.89°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.36°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra234.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani228.30°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:11 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:21 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:33 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:36 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 09 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 50 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:06 – 07:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:30 – 08:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta16:09 – 16:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:21 – 16:41
Amṛta Kāla16:06 – 17:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:15 – 12:16
Yamaganda14:18 – 15:19
Gulika Kāla09:12 – 10:13
Varjyam08:31 – 08:44
Dur Muhūrta 10:05 – 10:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala08:11 – 09:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha09:12 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:13 – 11:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:15 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:16 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:17 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:18 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:19 – 16:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:21 – 18:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:19 – 20:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:18 – 22:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:17 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:16 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:15 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:13 – 06:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga06:12 – 08:11 (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)1868937.27
Julian Day2457402.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0770°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)63.37°
🪷 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 (24.0770°), declination -21.25°, EoT -9.35 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: 2016-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)