पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · October 3, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.8 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
न तु मां शक्यसे द्रष्टुमनेनैव स्वचक्षुषा।

दिव्यं ददामि ते चक्षुः पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्।।11.8।।
"11.8 Yet since with mortal eyes thou canst not see Me, lo! I give thee the Divine Sight. See now the glory of My Sovereignty."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya165.65°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra256.09°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala56.23°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha149.85°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati338.68°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra160.19°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani294.82°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:06 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:47 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:36 – 09:02
Yamaganda10:28 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla13:21 – 14:47
Varjyam06:38 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:09 – 07:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:36 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:02 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:28 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:55 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:21 – 14:47 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:47 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:13 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:40 – 19:13 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:13 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:47 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:21 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:55 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:28 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:02 – 04:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:36 – 06:09 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871390.27
Julian Day2459855.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1709°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.11°
🪷 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 (24.1709°), declination -3.89°, EoT 11.79 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: 2022-10-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)