पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · January 21, 2040 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.18 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं

त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।

त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता

सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे।।11.18।।
"11.18 Imperishable art Thou, the Sole One worthy to be known, the priceless Treasure-house of the universe, the immortal Guardian of the Life Eternal, the Spirit Everlasting." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.18°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra5.53°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala70.49°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha285.94°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.63°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra243.36°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani166.89°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:05 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:31 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:10 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:20 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 26 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 33 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:57 – 07:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:22 – 08:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:19 – 16:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:31 – 16:52
Amṛta Kāla16:16 – 18:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:11 – 11:14
Yamaganda13:21 – 14:24
Gulika Kāla08:05 – 09:08
Varjyam08:26 – 08:39
Dur Muhūrta 10:03 – 10:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla08:05 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha09:08 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:11 – 11:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:14 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:18 – 13:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:21 – 14:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:24 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:27 – 16:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:31 – 18:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:27 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:24 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:21 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:18 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:14 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:11 – 06:08 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha06:08 – 08:05 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877709.27
Julian Day2466174.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4125°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.61°
🪷 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 (24.4125°), declination -20.02°, EoT -11.26 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: 2040-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)