पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · November 6, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.25 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्।

यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः।।10.25।।
"10.25 Of the great seers I am Bhrigu, of words I am Om, of offerings I am the silent prayer, among things immovable I am the Himalayas." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya199.46°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra179.05°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala299.67°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha222.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati215.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra183.12°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani251.14°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:29 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:12 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:45 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 17 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 42 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:25 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:23 – 14:00
Godhūli Muhūrta16:17 – 16:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:29 – 16:52
Amṛta Kāla16:14 – 17:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:10 – 15:19
Yamaganda09:31 – 10:40
Gulika Kāla11:50 – 13:00
Varjyam07:35 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:11 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:21 – 09:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:31 – 10:40 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:40 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:50 – 13:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:00 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:10 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:19 – 16:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:29 – 18:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:19 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:10 – 22:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:00 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:50 – 01:40 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:40 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:31 – 05:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:21 – 07:11 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869963.27
Julian Day2458428.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1163°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.14°
🪷 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 (24.1163°), declination -15.91°, EoT 16.19 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: 2018-11-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)