पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · April 28, 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 6.2 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव।

न ह्यसंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन।।6.2।।
"6.2 O Arjuna! Renunciation is in fact what is called Right Action. No one can become spiritual who has not renounced all desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.09°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra69.86°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala295.20°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha5.86°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati272.68°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra53.43°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani277.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:41 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:27 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:25 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:09 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 46 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 13 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:42 – 03:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:27 – 04:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta19:15 – 19:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:27 – 20:04
Amṛta Kāla19:12 – 20:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:46 – 17:36
Yamaganda08:22 – 10:13
Gulika Kāla12:04 – 13:55
Varjyam05:17 – 05:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:07 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:41 – 06:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:31 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:22 – 10:13 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:13 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:04 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:55 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:46 – 17:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:36 – 19:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:27 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:36 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:46 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:55 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:04 – 01:13 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:13 – 02:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:22 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:31 – 04:41 (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 Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870502.27
Julian Day2458967.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1369°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)58.91°
🪷 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 (24.1369°), declination 14.25°, EoT 2.49 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: 2020-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)