पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · March 12, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.2 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके।।15.2।।
"15.2 Its branches shoot upwards and downwards, deriving their nourishment from the Qualities; its buds are the objects of sense; and its roots, which follow the Law causing man's regeneration and degeneration, pierce downwards into the soil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya327.54°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra311.28°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala40.21°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha300.64°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.92°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra323.69°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani285.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:58 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:25 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:50 – 12:17
Yamaganda15:11 – 16:38
Gulika Kāla07:56 – 09:23
Varjyam06:58 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:29 – 07:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:56 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:23 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:50 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:17 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:44 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:11 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:38 – 18:05 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:05 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:38 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:11 – 22:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:44 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:17 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:50 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:23 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:56 – 06:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870820.27
Julian Day2459285.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1491°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.76°
🪷 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 (24.1491°), declination -3.30°, EoT -10.49 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: 2021-03-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)