पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · July 21, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.12 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तस्य संजनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः।

सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान्।।1.12।।
"1.12 Then to enliven his spirits, the brave Grandfather Bheeshma, eldest of the Kuru-clan, blew his conch, till it sounded like a lion's roar." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya93.88°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra129.72°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala131.95°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha113.41°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.21°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra123.98°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani312.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:09 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:16 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:38 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:33 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)16 Hours 07 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)7 Hours 52 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:00 – 03:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā02:48 – 04:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:54 – 15:58
Godhūli Muhūrta20:04 – 20:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:16 – 20:57
Amṛta Kāla20:01 – 21:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:11 – 12:12
Yamaganda16:14 – 18:15
Gulika Kāla06:10 – 08:11
Varjyam04:49 – 05:15
Dur Muhūrta 07:54 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:09 – 06:10 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:10 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:11 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:11 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:12 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:13 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:14 – 18:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala18:15 – 20:16 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga20:16 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg21:15 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:14 – 23:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:13 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:12 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:11 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:11 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:10 – 04:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871681.27
Julian Day2460146.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1820°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)39.23°
🪷 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 (24.1820°), declination 20.55°, EoT -6.05 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: 2023-07-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)