पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · July 28, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.16 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।

मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते।।8.16।।
"8.16 The worlds, with the whole realm of creation, come and go; but, O Arjuna, whoso comes to Me, for him there is nor rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya101.30°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra198.19°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala351.91°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha82.04°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati266.46°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra56.36°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani273.96°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:20 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:05 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:01 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:19 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 45 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 14 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:14 – 03:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:01 – 04:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:50 – 15:53
Godhūli Muhūrta19:53 – 20:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:05 – 20:45
Amṛta Kāla19:50 – 21:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:09 – 18:07
Yamaganda08:16 – 10:14
Gulika Kāla12:13 – 14:11
Varjyam04:59 – 05:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:20 – 06:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:18 – 08:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:16 – 10:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:14 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:13 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:11 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:09 – 18:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga18:07 – 20:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla20:05 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha21:07 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:09 – 23:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:11 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:13 – 01:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:14 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:16 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:18 – 04:20 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870593.27
Julian Day2459058.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1404°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.98°
🪷 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 (24.1404°), declination 18.91°, EoT -6.17 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: 2020-07-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)