पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · January 20, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.17 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।
"3.17 On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra217.19°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala226.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha281.17°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati256.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra313.17°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani269.46°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:06 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:29 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:16 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:33 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 22 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 37 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:59 – 07:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:24 – 08:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta16:17 – 16:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:29 – 16:50
Amṛta Kāla16:14 – 17:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:09 – 10:12
Yamaganda11:14 – 12:17
Gulika Kāla13:20 – 14:23
Varjyam08:27 – 08:40
Dur Muhūrta 10:03 – 10:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta08:06 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla09:09 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:12 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:14 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:17 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:20 – 14:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:23 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:26 – 16:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:29 – 18:26 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:26 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:23 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:20 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:17 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:14 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:12 – 06:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala06:09 – 08:06 (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)1870403.27
Julian Day2458868.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1331°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)300.92°
🪷 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 (24.1331°), declination -20.27°, EoT -10.96 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: 2020-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)