पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · December 2, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.40 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।

स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।
"2.40 On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya225.42°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra290.72°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala193.98°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha205.51°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati245.73°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra253.07°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani263.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:56 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)15:57 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:44 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:52 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 01 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 58 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:52 – 07:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:16 – 07:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 13:49
Godhūli Muhūrta15:45 – 16:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā15:57 – 16:17
Amṛta Kāla15:42 – 17:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:56 – 09:56
Yamaganda10:56 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla12:57 – 13:57
Varjyam08:16 – 08:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:48 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:56 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:56 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:56 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:56 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:57 – 12:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:57 – 13:57 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha13:57 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta14:57 – 15:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala15:57 – 17:57 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha17:57 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta19:57 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:57 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:57 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:56 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:56 – 05:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:56 – 07:56 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870354.27
Julian Day2458819.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1312°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.06°
🪷 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 (24.1312°), declination -21.88°, EoT 9.75 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: 2019-12-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)