पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · May 11, 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 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।
"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.18'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya26.44°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra18.36°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala76.25°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha46.78°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.49°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra37.98°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani289.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:17 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:49 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:01 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:00 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 32 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 27 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:12 – 03:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā02:59 – 04:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta19:37 – 20:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:49 – 20:28
Amṛta Kāla19:34 – 21:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:56 – 17:52
Yamaganda08:10 – 10:06
Gulika Kāla12:03 – 13:59
Varjyam04:55 – 05:20
Dur Muhūrta 07:54 – 08:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:17 – 06:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:13 – 08:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:10 – 10:06 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:06 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:03 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:59 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:56 – 17:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:52 – 19:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:49 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:52 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:56 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:59 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:03 – 01:06 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:06 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:10 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:13 – 04:17 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870880.27
Julian Day2459345.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1514°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)352.31°
🪷 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 (24.1514°), declination 17.90°, EoT 3.71 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: 2021-05-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)