पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · August 26, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.17 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Pitāham Asya Jagato · Krishna IS the Mother
पिताऽहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः।

वेद्यं पवित्रमोंकार ऋक् साम यजुरेव च।।9.17।।
"9.17 I am the Father of the universe and its Mother; I am its Nourisher and its Grandfather; I am the Knowable and the Pure; I am Om; and I am the Sacred Scriptures." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.17'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya129.14°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra222.92°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala2.06°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha136.94°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.78°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra83.55°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani272.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:22 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:24 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 01 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 58 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:15 – 04:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:57 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:08 – 13:53
Yamaganda06:52 – 08:37
Gulika Kāla10:23 – 12:08
Varjyam05:42 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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 Labha05:07 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:52 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:37 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:23 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:08 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:53 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:38 – 17:23 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:23 – 19:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:08 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:23 – 21:38 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:38 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:53 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:08 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:23 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:37 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:52 – 05:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870622.27
Julian Day2459087.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1415°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.53°
🪷 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 (24.1415°), declination 10.30°, EoT -1.42 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: 2020-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)