पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · April 20, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.23 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शक्नोतीहैव यः सोढुं प्राक्शरीरविमोक्षणात्।

कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्तः स सुखी नरः।।5.23।।
"5.23 He who, before he leaves his body, learns to surmount the promptings of desire and anger is a saint and is happy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.29°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra332.87°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala289.67°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha350.48°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati272.18°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra48.70°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani277.43°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:57 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:13 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:54 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:49 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 16 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 43 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:03 – 04:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:46 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:13 – 19:49
Amṛta Kāla18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:44 – 08:31
Yamaganda10:18 – 12:05
Gulika Kāla13:52 – 15:39
Varjyam05:33 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:57 – 06:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:44 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:31 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:18 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:05 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:52 – 15:39 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:39 – 17:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:26 – 19:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:13 – 20:26 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:26 – 21:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:39 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:52 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:05 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:18 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:31 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:44 – 04:57 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870494.27
Julian Day2458959.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1366°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)325.15°
🪷 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 (24.1366°), declination 11.62°, EoT 0.97 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: 2020-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)