पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · July 26, 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 5.2 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।

तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।
"5.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Renunciation of action and the path of right action both lead to the highest; of the two, right action is the better." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.2'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya99.44°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra185.15°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.29°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha103.92°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati44.91°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra55.39°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani179.25°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:16 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:38 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:57 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:28 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:51 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 21 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 38 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:13 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:27
Vijaya Muhūrta15:30 – 16:32
Godhūli Muhūrta20:26 – 20:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:38 – 21:16
Amṛta Kāla20:23 – 22:08
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:52 – 16:47
Yamaganda05:16 – 07:11
Gulika Kāla09:06 – 11:02
Varjyam05:54 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:16 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:11 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:06 – 11:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:02 – 12:57 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:57 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:52 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:47 – 18:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha18:42 – 20:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta20:38 – 21:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla21:42 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:47 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:52 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:57 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:02 – 03:06 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:06 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:11 – 05:16 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867669.27
Julian Day2456134.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0285°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.89°
🪷 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 (24.0285°), declination 19.38°, EoT -6.19 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: 2012-07-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)