पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · February 16, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.19 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता।

योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः।।6.19।।
"6.19 The wise man who has conquered his mind and is absorbed in the Self is as a lamp which does not flicker, since it stands sheltered from every wind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya303.15°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra285.67°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala293.92°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha320.16°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.57°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra312.46°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani336.10°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:22 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:45 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:37 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 58 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 01 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 06:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:32 – 07:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:36 – 09:51
Yamaganda11:06 – 12:21
Gulika Kāla13:36 – 14:51
Varjyam07:47 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:22 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:36 – 09:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:51 – 11:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:06 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:21 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:36 – 14:51 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:51 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:05 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:20 – 19:05 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:05 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:51 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:36 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:21 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:06 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:51 – 05:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:36 – 07:22 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872622.27
Julian Day2461087.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2180°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.45°
🪷 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 (24.2180°), declination -12.38°, EoT -14.54 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: 2026-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)