पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · July 20, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.38 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते।

तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति।।4.38।।
"4.38 There is nothing in the world so purifying as wisdom; and he who is a perfect saint finds that at last in his own Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya93.71°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra103.86°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.84°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha107.40°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati43.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra51.22°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani178.98°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:45 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:57 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:04 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:10 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 36 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 23 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:04 – 04:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:51 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:25 – 13:28
Vijaya Muhūrta15:33 – 16:35
Godhūli Muhūrta20:33 – 20:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:45 – 21:24
Amṛta Kāla20:30 – 22:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:25 – 01:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:00 – 12:57
Yamaganda16:51 – 18:48
Gulika Kāla07:06 – 09:03
Varjyam05:48 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
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 · 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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:09 – 07:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:06 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:03 – 11:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:00 – 12:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:57 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:54 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:51 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala18:48 – 20:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga20:45 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg21:48 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:51 – 23:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:54 – 00:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:57 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:00 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:03 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:06 – 05:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867663.27
Julian Day2456128.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0283°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)10.26°
🪷 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 (24.0283°), declination 20.61°, EoT -5.99 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: 2012-07-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)