पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · August 31, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.17 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्।

केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया।।10.17।।
"10.17 O Master! How shall I, by constant meditation, know Thee? My Lord! What are Thy various manifestations through which I am to mediate on Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.47°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra176.98°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala41.49°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha160.17°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati342.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra119.22°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani296.59°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:40 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:21 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 43 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 16 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:06 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:32
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:06 – 13:49
Yamaganda06:57 – 08:40
Gulika Kāla10:23 – 12:06
Varjyam05:49 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Labha05:15 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:57 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:40 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:23 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:06 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:49 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:32 – 17:15 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:15 – 18:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:58 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:15 – 21:32 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:32 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:49 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:06 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:23 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:40 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:57 – 05:15 (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 Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871357.27
Julian Day2459822.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1696°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)44.91°
🪷 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 (24.1696°), declination 8.70°, EoT 0.15 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: 2022-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)