पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · December 17, 2022 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 13.8 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम्।आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः।।13.8।।
"13.8 Humility, sincerity, harmlessness, forgiveness, rectitude, service of the Master, purity, steadfastness, self-control;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.89°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra158.54°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala48.39°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha260.03°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.54°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra254.16°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani296.94°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:13 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)15:53 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:36 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:32 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)7 Hours 40 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)16 Hours 19 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:12 – 07:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:35 – 08:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 13:51
Godhūli Muhūrta15:41 – 16:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā15:53 – 16:12
Amṛta Kāla15:38 – 17:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:08 – 11:06
Yamaganda13:01 – 13:58
Gulika Kāla08:13 – 09:11
Varjyam08:32 – 08:44
Dur Muhūrta 10:00 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla08:13 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha09:11 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:08 – 11:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:06 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:03 – 13:01 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:01 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta13:58 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla14:56 – 15:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha15:53 – 17:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta17:56 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla19:58 – 22:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:01 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:03 – 02:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:06 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:08 – 06:11 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha06:11 – 08:13 (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 Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871465.27
Julian Day2459930.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1737°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)280.77°
🪷 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 (24.1737°), declination -23.34°, EoT 3.25 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: 2022-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)