पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · December 20, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.40 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिव्यानां विभूतीनां परंतप।

एष तूद्देशतः प्रोक्तो विभूतेर्विस्तरो मया।।10.40।।
"10.40 O Arjuna! The aspects of My divine life are endless. I have mentioned but a few by way of illustration." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.49°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra142.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala306.16°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha260.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.11°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra289.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani235.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:15 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)15:54 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:46 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:48 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)7 Hours 39 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)16 Hours 20 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:14 – 07:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:37 – 08:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:21 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta15:42 – 16:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā15:54 – 16:13
Amṛta Kāla15:39 – 17:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:59 – 14:57
Yamaganda10:10 – 11:07
Gulika Kāla12:05 – 13:02
Varjyam08:34 – 08:46
Dur Muhūrta 10:02 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga08:15 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg09:12 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:10 – 11:07 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:07 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:05 – 13:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:02 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha13:59 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga14:57 – 15:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla15:54 – 17:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha17:57 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga19:59 – 22:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:02 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:05 – 02:07 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:07 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:10 – 06:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla06:12 – 08:15 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869277.27
Julian Day2457742.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0900°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)256.05°
🪷 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 (24.0900°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.85 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: 2016-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)