पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · October 25, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.20 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अथ व्यवस्थितान् दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान्कपिध्वजः।

प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसंपाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः।।1.20।।
"1.20 Then beholding the sons of Dhritarashtra, drawn up on the battle- field, ready to fight, Arjuna, whose flag bore the Hanuman," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya187.72°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra246.34°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.05°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha197.84°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati188.76°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra168.90°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani239.73°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:51 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:57 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:32 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 01 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 58 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:29 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta16:39 – 17:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:51 – 17:16
Amṛta Kāla16:36 – 18:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:50 – 13:05
Yamaganda08:05 – 09:20
Gulika Kāla10:35 – 11:50
Varjyam07:14 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:49 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:05 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:20 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:35 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:50 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:05 – 14:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:21 – 15:36 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:36 – 16:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:51 – 18:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:36 – 20:21 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:21 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:05 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:50 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:35 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:20 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:05 – 06:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869586.27
Julian Day2458051.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1019°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)61.89°
🪷 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 (24.1019°), declination -12.10°, EoT 16.23 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: 2017-10-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)