पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · January 31, 2018 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 2.71 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः।

निर्ममो निरहंकारः स शांतिमधिगच्छति।।2.71।।
"2.71 He attains Peace who, giving up desire, moves through the world without aspiration, possessing nothing which he can call his own, and free from pride." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.71's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.00°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra99.72°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.36°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha274.87°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.83°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra291.96°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani250.48°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:50 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:49 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:58 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:44 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 59 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 00 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:39 – 07:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:05 – 07:50
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta16:37 – 17:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:49 – 17:12
Amṛta Kāla16:34 – 18:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:20 – 13:27
Yamaganda08:58 – 10:05
Gulika Kāla11:13 – 12:20
Varjyam08:13 – 08:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:50 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:58 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:05 – 11:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:13 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:20 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:27 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:35 – 15:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:42 – 16:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:49 – 18:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:42 – 20:35 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:35 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:27 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:20 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:13 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:05 – 05:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:58 – 07:50 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869684.27
Julian Day2458149.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1056°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)173.72°
🪷 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 (24.1056°), declination -17.44°, EoT -13.53 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: 2018-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)