पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · July 20, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.8 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
रसोऽहमप्सु कौन्तेय प्रभास्मि शशिसूर्ययोः।

प्रणवः सर्ववेदेषु शब्दः खे पौरुषं नृषु।।7.8।।
"7.8 O Arjuna! I am the Fluidity in water, the Light in the sun and in the moon. I am the mystic syllable Om in the Vedic scriptures, the Sound in ether, the Virility in man." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya93.20°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra185.72°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala281.67°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha117.66°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.25°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra136.63°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani250.04°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:08 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:17 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:19 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:25 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)16 Hours 09 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)7 Hours 50 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta01:58 – 03:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā02:47 – 04:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:54 – 15:59
Godhūli Muhūrta20:05 – 20:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:17 – 20:58
Amṛta Kāla20:02 – 21:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:11 – 12:12
Yamaganda16:15 – 18:16
Gulika Kāla06:09 – 08:10
Varjyam04:48 – 05:14
Dur Muhūrta 07:54 – 08:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:08 – 06:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:09 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:10 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:11 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:12 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:14 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:15 – 18:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala18:16 – 20:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga20:17 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg21:16 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:15 – 23:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:14 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:12 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:11 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:10 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:09 – 04:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869854.27
Julian Day2458319.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1121°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)89.65°
🪷 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 (24.1121°), declination 20.70°, 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: 2018-07-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)