पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · August 21, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: वराह जयन्ती — Varāha Jayantī
Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.12 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः।

राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः।।9.12।।
"9.12 Their hopes are vain, their actions worthless, their knowledge futile; they are without sense, deceitful, barbarous and godless." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.32°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra150.80°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.90°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha127.49°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.09°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra78.42°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani272.36°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:59 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:19 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:41 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:09 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 20 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 39 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:04 – 04:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:47 – 04:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta19:07 – 19:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:19 – 19:55
Amṛta Kāla19:04 – 20:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:22 – 12:09
Yamaganda15:44 – 17:32
Gulika Kāla06:46 – 08:34
Varjyam05:35 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:59 – 06:46 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:46 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:34 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:22 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:09 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:57 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:44 – 17:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:32 – 19:19 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:19 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:32 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:44 – 22:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:57 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:09 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:22 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:34 – 03:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:46 – 04:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870617.27
Julian Day2459082.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1413°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.30°
🪷 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 (24.1413°), declination 12.01°, EoT -2.80 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: 2020-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)