पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · December 21, 2024 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 14.7 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।
"14.7 Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya245.46°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra134.81°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.25°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha223.65°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.27°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra291.15°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani319.68°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:16 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)15:54 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:55 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:30 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)7 Hours 38 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)16 Hours 21 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:14 – 07:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:37 – 08:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:21 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta15:42 – 16:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā15:54 – 16:14
Amṛta Kāla15:39 – 17:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:10 – 11:08
Yamaganda13:02 – 14:00
Gulika Kāla08:16 – 09:13
Varjyam08:35 – 08:47
Dur Muhūrta 10:03 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla08:16 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha09:13 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:10 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:08 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:05 – 13:02 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:02 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:00 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla14:57 – 15:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha15:54 – 17:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta17:57 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:00 – 22:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:02 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:05 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:08 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:10 – 06:13 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha06:13 – 08:16 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872200.27
Julian Day2460665.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2018°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.32°
🪷 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 (24.2018°), declination -23.44°, EoT 1.38 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: 2024-12-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)