पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · December 12, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।
"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.21'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya236.09°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra166.58°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.27°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha238.35°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati198.93°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra229.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani244.79°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:09 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)15:53 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:41 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:05 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)7 Hours 44 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)16 Hours 15 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:07 – 07:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:30 – 08:09
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 Kāla13:57 – 14:55
Yamaganda10:05 – 11:03
Gulika Kāla12:01 – 12:59
Varjyam08:28 – 08:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga08:09 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg09:07 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:05 – 11:03 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:03 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:01 – 12:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:59 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha13:57 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga14:55 – 15:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla15:53 – 17:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha17:55 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga19:57 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:59 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:01 – 02:03 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:03 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:05 – 06:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla06:07 – 08:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869634.27
Julian Day2458099.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1037°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)287.71°
🪷 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 -23.07°, EoT 5.54 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: 2017-12-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)