पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · October 1, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.22 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया।

यस्यान्तःस्थानि भूतानि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।।8.22।।
"8.22 O Arjuna! That Highest God, in Whom all beings abide, and Who pervades the entire universe, is reached only by wholehearted devotion. [The following material (between the asterisks) is an example of what may be a "doctored' inclusion. It does not jibe with the rest of the ma…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya164.21°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra164.53°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala248.19°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha146.49°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati159.99°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra194.74°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani227.34°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:11 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:42 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:01 – 10:28
Yamaganda13:22 – 14:49
Gulika Kāla06:07 – 07:34
Varjyam06:36 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:07 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:34 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:01 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:28 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:55 – 13:22 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:22 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:49 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:16 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:44 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:16 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:49 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:22 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:55 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:28 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:01 – 04:34 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:34 – 06:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869197.27
Julian Day2457662.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0870°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)2.01°
🪷 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 (24.0870°), declination -3.29°, EoT 11.17 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: 2016-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)