पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · December 18, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.13 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः।

भजन्त्यनन्यमनसो ज्ञात्वा भूतादिमव्ययम्।।9.13।।
"9.13 But the Great Souls, O Arjuna! Filled with My Divine Spirit, they worship Me, they fix their minds on Me and on Me alone, for they know that I am the imperishable Source of being." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.48°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra306.12°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala269.59°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha225.37°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati44.89°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra218.11°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani194.04°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:40 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:55 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:52 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:13 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 15 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 44 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:34 – 08:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:59 – 08:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:31 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta16:43 – 17:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:55 – 17:16
Amṛta Kāla16:40 – 18:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:31 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:52 – 15:54
Yamaganda10:44 – 11:46
Gulika Kāla12:48 – 13:50
Varjyam09:01 – 09:14
Dur Muhūrta 10:36 – 10:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga08:40 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg09:42 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:44 – 11:46 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:46 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:48 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:50 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:52 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:54 – 16:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:55 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:54 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:52 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:50 – 00:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:48 – 02:46 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:46 – 04:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:44 – 06:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla06:42 – 08:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867814.27
Julian Day2456279.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0341°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)61.10°
🪷 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 (24.0341°), declination -23.39°, EoT 2.79 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: 2012-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)