पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · February 15, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.44 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन।

नरकेऽनियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम।।1.44।।
"1.44 The wise say, my Lord, that they are forever lost, whose ancient traditions are lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya301.73°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra215.98°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.73°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha307.58°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati10.34°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra343.76°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani185.18°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:01 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:05 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:57 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:47 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 08 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 51 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:40 – 07:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:10 – 08:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:45 – 13:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:45 – 01:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:05 – 14:21
Yamaganda09:17 – 10:33
Gulika Kāla11:49 – 13:05
Varjyam08:26 – 08:42
Dur Muhūrta 10:23 – 10:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
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 Labha08:01 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:17 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:33 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:49 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga13:05 – 14:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:21 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:37 – 16:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:53 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:10 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:53 – 21:37 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:37 – 23:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:21 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla01:05 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:49 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:33 – 06:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:17 – 08:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 48.8566°
Longitude: 2.3522°
Timezone: UTC+1

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867507.27
Julian Day2455972.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0223°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)273.00°
🪷 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 (24.0223°), declination -12.94°, EoT -14.57 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: 2012-02-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)