पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · January 15, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.24 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
नभःस्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णं

व्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम्।

दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा

धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो।।11.24।।
"11.24 When I see Thee, touching the Heavens, glowing with colour, with open mouth and wide open fiery eyes, I am terrified. O My Lord! My courage and peace of mind desert me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.98°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra124.29°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala325.76°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha247.11°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.78°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra317.84°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani238.64°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:10 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:22 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:20 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:38 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 11 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 48 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:04 – 07:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:29 – 08:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta16:10 – 16:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:22 – 16:42
Amṛta Kāla16:07 – 17:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:20 – 16:22
Yamaganda12:16 – 13:17
Gulika Kāla14:19 – 15:20
Varjyam08:30 – 08:44
Dur Muhūrta 10:05 – 10:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg08:10 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala09:11 – 10:13 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:13 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:14 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:16 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:17 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:19 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:20 – 16:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:22 – 18:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:20 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:19 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:17 – 00:16 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:16 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:14 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:13 – 06:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha06:11 – 08:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869303.27
Julian Day2457768.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0910°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.67°
🪷 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 (24.0910°), declination -21.12°, EoT -9.35 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: 2017-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)