पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · December 11, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.20 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचि

न्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः।

अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो

न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे।।2.20।।
"2.20 It was not born; It will never die, nor once having been, can It cease to be. Unborn, Eternal, Ever-enduring, yet Most Ancient, the Spirit dies not when the body is dead." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya235.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra153.72°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala186.64°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha239.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati198.74°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra227.82°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani244.67°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:08 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)15:53 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:27 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:43 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)7 Hours 45 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)16 Hours 14 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:06 – 07:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:29 – 08:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 13:49
Godhūli Muhūrta15:41 – 16:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā15:53 – 16:12
Amṛta Kāla15:38 – 17:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:06 – 10:04
Yamaganda11:02 – 12:00
Gulika Kāla12:59 – 13:57
Varjyam08:27 – 08:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta08:08 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla09:06 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:04 – 11:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:02 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:00 – 12:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:59 – 13:57 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha13:57 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta14:55 – 15:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala15:53 – 17:55 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha17:55 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta19:57 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:59 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:00 – 02:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:02 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:04 – 06:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala06:06 – 08:08 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869633.27
Julian Day2458098.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1037°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)275.57°
🪷 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 (24.1037°), declination -23.00°, EoT 5.99 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: 2017-12-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)