पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · December 21, 2019 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 2.59 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
विषया विनिवर्तन्ते निराहारस्य देहिनः।

रसवर्जं रसोऽप्यस्य परं दृष्ट्वा निवर्तते।।2.59।।
"2.59 The objects of sense turn from him who is abstemious. Even the relish for them is lost in him who has seen the Truth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.59's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.73°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra178.86°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala206.63°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha232.93°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati250.04°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra276.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani265.95°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:16 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)15:54 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:25 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:58 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)7 Hours 38 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)16 Hours 21 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:14 – 07:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:37 – 08:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:21 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta15:42 – 16:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā15:54 – 16:14
Amṛta Kāla15:39 – 17:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:10 – 11:08
Yamaganda13:02 – 14:00
Gulika Kāla08:16 – 09:13
Varjyam08:35 – 08:47
Dur Muhūrta 10:03 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 · 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 Kāla08:16 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha09:13 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:10 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:08 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:05 – 13:02 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:02 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:00 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla14:57 – 15:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha15:54 – 17:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta17:57 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:00 – 22:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:02 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:05 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:08 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:10 – 06:13 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha06:13 – 08:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.52°
Longitude: 13.405°
Timezone: UTC+1

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870373.27
Julian Day2458838.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1320°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)294.45°
🪷 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 (24.1320°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.38 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: 2019-12-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)