पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · December 18, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पुत्रदा एकादशी — Pauṣa Putradā Ekādaśī
Ekādaśī granting putra-prāpti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.25 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दंष्ट्राकरालानि च ते मुखानि

दृष्ट्वैव कालानलसन्निभानि।

दिशो न जाने न लभे च शर्म

प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास।।11.25।।
"11.25 When I see Thy mouths with their fearful jaws like glowing fires at the dissolution of creation, I lose all sense of place; I find no rest. Be merciful, O Lord in whom this universe abides!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.25'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.93°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra1.06°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala326.21°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha220.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati224.61°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra196.32°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani255.52°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:14 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)15:53 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:04 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:56 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)7 Hours 39 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)16 Hours 20 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:12 – 07:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:35 – 08:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 13:51
Godhūli Muhūrta15:41 – 16:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā15:53 – 16:13
Amṛta Kāla15:38 – 17:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:59 – 14:56
Yamaganda10:09 – 11:06
Gulika Kāla12:04 – 13:01
Varjyam08:33 – 08:45
Dur Muhūrta 10:01 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga08:14 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg09:11 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:09 – 11:06 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:06 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:04 – 13:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:01 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha13:59 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga14:56 – 15:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla15:53 – 17:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha17:56 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga19:59 – 22:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:01 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:04 – 02:06 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:06 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:09 – 06:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla06:11 – 08:14 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870005.27
Julian Day2458470.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1179°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)120.94°
🪷 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 (24.1179°), declination -23.38°, EoT 2.79 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: 2018-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)