पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · October 31, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: गोवर्धन पूजा — Govardhana Pūjā (Annakūṭa)
Krishna lifted Govardhana to protect Vraja from Indra's wrath. Day 4 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.24 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अहं हि सर्वयज्ञानां भोक्ता च प्रभुरेव च।

न तु मामभिजानन्ति तत्त्वेनातश्च्यवन्ति ते।।9.24।।
"9.24 I am the willing recipient of sacrifice, and I am its true Lord. But these do not know me in truth, and so they sink back." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.96°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra197.29°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala269.02°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha195.76°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati166.36°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra231.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani230.01°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:01 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:39 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:22 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:44 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 37 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 22 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:44 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:05
Godhūli Muhūrta16:27 – 16:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:39 – 17:03
Amṛta Kāla16:24 – 18:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:13 – 09:25
Yamaganda10:38 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla13:02 – 14:14
Varjyam07:25 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:01 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:13 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:25 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:38 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:50 – 13:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:02 – 14:14 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:14 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:27 – 16:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:39 – 18:27 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:27 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:14 – 22:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:02 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:50 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:38 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:25 – 05:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:13 – 07:01 (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)1869227.27
Julian Day2457692.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0881°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.85°
🪷 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 (24.0881°), declination -14.19°, EoT 16.45 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: 2016-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)