पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · May 2, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.18 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः।

स बुद्धिमान् मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत्।।4.18।।
"4.18 He who can see inaction in action, and action in inaction, is the wisest among men. He is a saint, even though he still acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.00°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra311.95°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha29.04°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.59°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra8.21°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani231.02°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:33 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:34 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:24 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:54 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 01 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 58 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:32 – 03:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:18 – 04:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta19:22 – 19:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:34 – 20:12
Amṛta Kāla19:19 – 21:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:25 – 08:18
Yamaganda10:11 – 12:03
Gulika Kāla13:56 – 15:49
Varjyam05:10 – 05:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:33 – 06:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:25 – 08:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:18 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:11 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:03 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:56 – 15:49 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:49 – 17:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:41 – 19:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:34 – 20:41 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:41 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:49 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:56 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:03 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:11 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:18 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:25 – 04:33 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869045.27
Julian Day2457510.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0812°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)297.04°
🪷 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 (24.0812°), declination 15.46°, EoT 3.04 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: 2016-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)