पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · January 12, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.5 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ऋषिभिर्बहुधा गीतं छन्दोभिर्विविधैः पृथक्।ब्रह्मसूत्रपदैश्चैव हेतुमद्भिर्विनिश्िचतैः।।13.5।।
"13.5 Seers have sung of It in various ways, in many hymns and sacred Vedic songs, weighty in thought and convincing in argument." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.90°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra252.68°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala7.98°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha281.40°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati281.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra249.83°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani278.76°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:12 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:17 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:25 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:02 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 04 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 55 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:08 – 07:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:32 – 08:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:05 – 16:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:17 – 16:37
Amṛta Kāla16:02 – 17:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:16 – 15:16
Yamaganda10:14 – 11:14
Gulika Kāla12:15 – 13:15
Varjyam08:33 – 08:46
Dur Muhūrta 10:05 – 10:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga08:12 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg09:13 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:14 – 11:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:14 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:15 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:15 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:16 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:16 – 16:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:17 – 18:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:16 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:16 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:15 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:15 – 02:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:14 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:14 – 06:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla06:13 – 08:12 (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)1870761.27
Julian Day2459226.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1468°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.66°
🪷 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 (24.1468°), declination -21.63°, EoT -8.27 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: 2021-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)