पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · December 20, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.16 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।

अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।
"3.16 Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.20°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra73.41°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala220.19°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha255.51°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.16°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra272.02°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani286.55°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:15 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)15:54 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:20 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:03 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)7 Hours 39 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)16 Hours 20 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:14 – 07:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:37 – 08:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:21 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta15:42 – 16:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā15:54 – 16:13
Amṛta Kāla15:39 – 17:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:12 – 10:10
Yamaganda11:07 – 12:05
Gulika Kāla13:02 – 13:59
Varjyam08:34 – 08:46
Dur Muhūrta 10:02 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 Amṛta08:15 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla09:12 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:10 – 11:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:07 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:05 – 13:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:02 – 13:59 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha13:59 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta14:57 – 15:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala15:54 – 17:57 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha17:57 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta19:59 – 22:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:02 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:05 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:07 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:10 – 06:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala06:12 – 08:15 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871103.27
Julian Day2459568.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1599°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)190.75°
🪷 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 (24.1599°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.85 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: 2021-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)