पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · January 27, 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 11.36 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

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जगत् प्रहृष्यत्यनुरज्यते च।

रक्षांसि भीतानि दिशो द्रवन्ति

सर्वे नमस्यन्ति च सिद्धसङ्घाः।।11.36।।
"11.36 Arjuna said: My Lord! It is natural that the world revels and rejoices when it sings the praises of Thy glory; the demons fly in fear and the saints offer Thee their salutations." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.36'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra271.92°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala334.76°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha259.88°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.39°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra329.25°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani239.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:56 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:42 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:29 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:39 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 46 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 13 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:46 – 07:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:12 – 07:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta16:30 – 16:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:42 – 17:04
Amṛta Kāla16:27 – 18:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:13 – 12:19
Yamaganda14:31 – 15:37
Gulika Kāla09:02 – 10:08
Varjyam08:18 – 08:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:59 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:56 – 09:02 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha09:02 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:08 – 11:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:13 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:19 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:25 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:31 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:37 – 16:42 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:42 – 18:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:37 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:31 – 22:25 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:25 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:19 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:13 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:08 – 06:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga06:02 – 07:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869315.27
Julian Day2457780.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0915°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)347.75°
🪷 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 (24.0915°), declination -18.45°, EoT -12.76 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: 2017-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)