पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · July 26, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.17 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।
"1.17 And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata and Satyaki, the invincible," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.17'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya98.66°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra190.15°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.03°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha121.33°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.85°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra123.87°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani311.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:16 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:09 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:24 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:13 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 53 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 06 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:09 – 03:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā02:56 – 04:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:51 – 15:55
Godhūli Muhūrta19:57 – 20:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:09 – 20:49
Amṛta Kāla19:54 – 21:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:13 – 14:12
Yamaganda06:15 – 08:14
Gulika Kāla10:13 – 12:13
Varjyam04:56 – 05:21
Dur Muhūrta 07:58 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:16 – 06:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:15 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:14 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:13 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:13 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:12 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:11 – 18:10 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha18:10 – 20:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg20:09 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala21:10 – 22:11 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:11 – 23:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:12 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:13 – 01:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:13 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:14 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:15 – 04:16 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871686.27
Julian Day2460151.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1822°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.22°
🪷 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 (24.1822°), declination 19.52°, EoT -6.19 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: 2023-07-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)