पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · January 26, 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 2.36 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अवाच्यवादांश्च बहून् वदिष्यन्ति तवाहिताः।

निन्दन्तस्तव सामर्थ्यं ततो दुःखतरं नु किम्।।2.36।।
"2.36 Thine enemies will spread scandal and mock at thy courage. Can anything be more humiliating?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.42°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra124.44°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala197.64°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha260.51°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.93°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra248.38°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani229.33°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:59 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:39 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:43 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:59 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 40 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 19 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:49 – 07:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:15 – 07:59
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta16:27 – 16:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:39 – 17:01
Amṛta Kāla16:24 – 18:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:29 – 15:34
Yamaganda10:09 – 11:14
Gulika Kāla12:19 – 13:24
Varjyam08:20 – 08:34
Dur Muhūrta 10:00 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:59 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg09:04 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:09 – 11:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:14 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:19 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:24 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:29 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:34 – 16:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:39 – 18:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:34 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:29 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:24 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:19 – 02:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:14 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:09 – 06:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla06:04 – 07:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868948.27
Julian Day2457413.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0775°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)205.22°
🪷 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 (24.0775°), declination -18.89°, EoT -12.54 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: 2016-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)