पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · July 18, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.36 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अपि चेदसि पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पापकृत्तमः।

सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि।।4.36।।
"4.36 Be thou the greatest of sinners, yet thou shalt cross over all sin by the ferryboat of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.80°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra78.51°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.70°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha108.04°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati43.42°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra49.98°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani178.90°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:06 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:47 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:56 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:04 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:03 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 40 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 19 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:01 – 04:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:48 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:25 – 13:28
Vijaya Muhūrta15:33 – 16:36
Godhūli Muhūrta20:35 – 20:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:47 – 21:26
Amṛta Kāla20:32 – 22:17
Niśīta Muhūrta00:25 – 01:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:56 – 14:54
Yamaganda07:04 – 09:01
Gulika Kāla10:59 – 12:56
Varjyam05:45 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:06 – 07:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:04 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:01 – 10:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:59 – 12:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:56 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:54 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:52 – 18:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha18:49 – 20:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg20:47 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala21:49 – 22:52 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:52 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:54 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:56 – 01:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:59 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:01 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:04 – 05:06 (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 Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867661.27
Julian Day2456126.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0282°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.25°
🪷 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 (24.0282°), declination 20.98°, EoT -5.86 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: 2012-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)