पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · October 29, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.6 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न चैतद्विद्मः कतरन्नो गरीयो

यद्वा जयेम यदि वा नो जयेयुः।

यानेव हत्वा न जिजीविषाम

स्तेऽवस्थिताः प्रमुखे धार्तराष्ट्राः।।2.6।।
"2.6 Nor can I say whether it were better that they conquer me or for me to conquer them, since would no longer care to live if I killed these sons of Dhritarashtra, now preparing for fight." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya191.20°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra203.22°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala171.66°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha213.06°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati238.68°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra210.90°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani261.05°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:44 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:08 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:08 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 48 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 11 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:37 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta16:32 – 16:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:44 – 17:09
Amṛta Kāla16:29 – 18:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:17 – 15:31
Yamaganda09:23 – 10:36
Gulika Kāla11:50 – 13:03
Varjyam07:20 – 07:36
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:56 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:09 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:23 – 10:36 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:36 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:50 – 13:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:03 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:17 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:31 – 16:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:44 – 18:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:31 – 20:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:17 – 22:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:03 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:50 – 01:36 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:36 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:23 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:09 – 06:56 (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 Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870320.27
Julian Day2458785.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1299°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.84°
🪷 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 (24.1299°), declination -13.30°, EoT 16.43 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: 2019-10-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)