पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · September 29, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.6 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न चैतद्विद्मः कतरन्नो गरीयो

यद्वा जयेम यदि वा नो जयेयुः।

यानेव हत्वा न जिजीविषाम

स्तेऽवस्थिताः प्रमुखे धार्तराष्ट्राः।।2.6।।
"2.6 Nor can I say whether it were better that they conquer me or for me to conquer them, since would no longer care to live if I killed these sons of Dhritarashtra, now preparing for fight." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya161.97°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra71.44°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.63°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha181.10°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.75°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra206.26°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani282.88°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:32 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:16 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:56 – 13:24
Yamaganda07:31 – 08:59
Gulika Kāla10:28 – 11:56
Varjyam06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:03 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:31 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:59 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:28 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:56 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:24 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:52 – 16:20 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:20 – 17:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:49 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:20 – 20:52 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:52 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:24 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:56 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:28 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:59 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:31 – 06:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871021.27
Julian Day2459486.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1567°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)272.15°
🪷 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 (24.1567°), declination -2.43°, EoT 10.52 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: 2021-09-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)