पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · March 11, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.4 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
तत्क्षेत्रं यच्च यादृक् च यद्विकारि यतश्च यत्।स च यो यत्प्रभावश्च तत्समासेन मे श्रृणु।।13.4।।
"13.4 What is called Matter, of what it is composed, whence it came, and why it changes, what the Self is, and what Its power - this I will now briefly set forth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya326.56°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra127.57°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala6.39°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha330.00°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.95°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra347.99°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani242.96°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:59 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:03 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:24 – 10:51
Yamaganda13:44 – 15:10
Gulika Kāla06:31 – 07:58
Varjyam07:00 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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 Kāla06:31 – 07:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:58 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:24 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:51 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:17 – 13:44 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:44 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:10 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:37 – 18:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:03 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:37 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:10 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:44 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:17 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:51 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:24 – 04:58 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:58 – 06:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869358.27
Julian Day2457823.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0931°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.19°
🪷 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 (24.0931°), declination -3.70°, EoT -10.76 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: 2017-03-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)