पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · July 17, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.57 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्परः।बुद्धियोगमुपाश्रित्य मच्चित्तः सततं भव।।18.57।।
"18.57 Surrender then thy actions unto Me, live in Me, concentrate thine intellect on Me, and think always of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.57's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.56°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra175.64°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.51°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha73.72°MithunaĀrdrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati306.90°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra119.55°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani287.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:04 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:20 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:29 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:16 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)16 Hours 16 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)7 Hours 43 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta01:54 – 02:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā02:42 – 04:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 16:00
Godhūli Muhūrta20:08 – 20:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:20 – 21:01
Amṛta Kāla20:05 – 21:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:08 – 10:10
Yamaganda14:14 – 16:16
Gulika Kāla04:04 – 06:06
Varjyam04:45 – 05:11
Dur Muhūrta 07:52 – 08:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:04 – 06:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:06 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:08 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:10 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:12 – 14:14 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:14 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:16 – 18:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla18:18 – 20:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha20:20 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta21:18 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:16 – 23:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:14 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:12 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:10 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:08 – 03:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:06 – 04:04 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870947.27
Julian Day2459412.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1539°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.10°
🪷 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 (24.1539°), declination 21.18°, EoT -5.77 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: 2021-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)