पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · January 9, 2017 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 11.18 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं

त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।

त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता

सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे।।11.18।।
"11.18 Imperishable art Thou, the Sole One worthy to be known, the priceless Treasure-house of the universe, the immortal Guardian of the Life Eternal, the Spirit Everlasting." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.87°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra37.61°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala321.24°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha244.42°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.32°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra311.71°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani237.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:14 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:13 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:03 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:06 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)7 Hours 58 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)16 Hours 01 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:11 – 07:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:35 – 08:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:05
Godhūli Muhūrta16:01 – 16:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:13 – 16:32
Amṛta Kāla15:58 – 17:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:14 – 10:14
Yamaganda11:14 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla13:13 – 14:13
Varjyam08:34 – 08:47
Dur Muhūrta 10:06 – 10:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta08:14 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla09:14 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:14 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:14 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:13 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:13 – 14:13 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:13 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:13 – 16:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:13 – 18:13 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:13 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:13 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:13 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:13 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:14 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:14 – 06:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala06:14 – 08:14 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869297.27
Julian Day2457762.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0908°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.21°
🪷 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 (24.0908°), declination -22.10°, EoT -7.10 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: 2017-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)