पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · January 19, 2012 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 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: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya274.33°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra219.26°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.71°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha261.99°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.17°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra311.64°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani184.89°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:37 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:01 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:00 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:42 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 49 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 10 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:26 – 08:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:52 – 08:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:44 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:44 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:07 – 15:14
Yamaganda08:37 – 09:43
Gulika Kāla10:49 – 11:55
Varjyam08:59 – 09:13
Dur Muhūrta 10:40 – 10:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha08:37 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga09:43 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:49 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:55 – 13:01 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha13:01 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:07 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:14 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:20 – 17:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:26 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:20 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:14 – 23:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:07 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg01:01 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:55 – 04:49 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:49 – 06:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta06:43 – 08:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 48.8566°
Longitude: 2.3522°
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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867480.27
Julian Day2455945.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0213°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)305.99°
🪷 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 (24.0213°), declination -20.49°, EoT -10.66 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: 2012-01-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)