पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · August 8, 2024 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 10.24 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्।

सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः।।10.24।।
"10.24 Among the priests, know, O Arjuna, that I am the Apostle Brihaspati; of generals I am Skanda, the Commander-in-Chief, and of waters I am the Ocean." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya111.81°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra151.60°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha129.31°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.43°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra129.09°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani324.10°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:37 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:46 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:38 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:03 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 08 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 51 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:36 – 03:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:22 – 04:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:44
Godhūli Muhūrta19:34 – 19:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:46 – 20:24
Amṛta Kāla19:31 – 21:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:05 – 15:59
Yamaganda04:37 – 06:31
Gulika Kāla08:25 – 10:18
Varjyam05:15 – 05:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:09 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:37 – 06:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:31 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:25 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:18 – 12:12 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:12 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:05 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:59 – 17:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:52 – 19:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:46 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:52 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:59 – 23:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:05 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:12 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:18 – 02:25 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:25 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:31 – 04:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872065.27
Julian Day2460530.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1967°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.12°
🪷 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 (24.1967°), declination 16.04°, EoT -5.35 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: 2024-08-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)