पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · May 8, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.15 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत्।स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्मयं तप उच्यते।।17.15।।
"17.15 Speech that hurts no one, that is true, is pleasant to listen to and beneficial, and the constant study of the scriptures - this is austerity in speech." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya23.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra342.50°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala74.42°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha42.28°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.13°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra34.29°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शनि Śani289.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:22 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:44 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:01 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:36 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 21 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 38 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:19 – 03:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:05 – 04:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta19:32 – 19:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:44 – 20:22
Amṛta Kāla19:29 – 21:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:12 – 10:08
Yamaganda13:58 – 15:53
Gulika Kāla04:22 – 06:17
Varjyam05:00 – 05:25
Dur Muhūrta 07:57 – 08:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:22 – 06:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:17 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:12 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:08 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:03 – 13:58 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:58 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:53 – 17:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:49 – 19:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:44 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:49 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:53 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:58 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:03 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:08 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:12 – 03:17 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:17 – 04:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870877.27
Julian Day2459342.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1512°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)317.19°
🪷 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 (24.1512°), declination 17.10°, EoT 3.58 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: 2021-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)