पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · December 17, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.24 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
नभःस्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णं

व्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम्।

दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा

धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो।।11.24।।
"11.24 When I see Thee, touching the Heavens, glowing with colour, with open mouth and wide open fiery eyes, I am terrified. O My Lord! My courage and peace of mind desert me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.92°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra348.27°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala325.55°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha219.42°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati224.39°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra195.50°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani255.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:13 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)15:53 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:43 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:42 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)7 Hours 40 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)16 Hours 19 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:12 – 07:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:35 – 08:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 13:51
Godhūli Muhūrta15:41 – 16:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā15:53 – 16:12
Amṛta Kāla15:38 – 17:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:11 – 10:08
Yamaganda11:06 – 12:03
Gulika Kāla13:01 – 13:58
Varjyam08:32 – 08:44
Dur Muhūrta 10:00 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta08:13 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla09:11 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:08 – 11:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:06 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:03 – 13:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:01 – 13:58 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha13:58 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta14:56 – 15:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala15:53 – 17:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha17:56 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta19:58 – 22:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:01 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:03 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:06 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:08 – 06:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala06:11 – 08:13 (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 Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870004.27
Julian Day2458469.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1178°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)109.75°
🪷 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 (24.1178°), declination -23.34°, EoT 3.25 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: 2018-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)