पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · February 9, 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 2.50 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते।

तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम्।।2.50।।
"2.50 When a man attains to Pure Reason, he renounces in this world the results of good and evil alike. Cling thou to Right Action. Spirituality is the real art of living." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.50'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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.63°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra301.33°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala204.55°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha269.90°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.86°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra265.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani230.44°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:36 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:50 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:37 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 29 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 30 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:20 – 06:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:49 – 07:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:43 – 15:54
Yamaganda09:58 – 11:10
Gulika Kāla12:21 – 13:32
Varjyam08:00 – 08:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:36 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:47 – 09:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:58 – 11:10 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:10 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:21 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:32 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:43 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:54 – 17:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:06 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:54 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:43 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:32 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:21 – 02:10 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:10 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:58 – 05:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:47 – 07:36 (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)1868962.27
Julian Day2457427.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0780°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.94°
🪷 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 (24.0780°), declination -14.90°, EoT -14.50 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: 2016-02-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)