पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · January 29, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.10 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वचः।।2.10।।
"2.10 Thereupon the Lord, with a gracious smile, addressed him who was so much depressed in the midst of the two armies." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.99°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra258.39°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala178.00°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha302.89°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.83°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra259.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani208.11°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:25 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:04 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:08 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:26 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 16 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 43 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:11 – 07:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:39 – 08:25
Abhijit Muhūrta12:45 – 13:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:45 – 01:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:04 – 14:13
Yamaganda09:35 – 10:45
Gulika Kāla11:54 – 13:04
Varjyam08:49 – 09:03
Dur Muhūrta 10:35 – 10:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha08:25 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:35 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:45 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:54 – 13:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga13:04 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:13 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:23 – 16:33 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:33 – 17:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:42 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:33 – 21:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:23 – 23:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:13 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla01:04 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:54 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:45 – 06:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:35 – 08:25 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868221.27
Julian Day2456686.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0497°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)334.98°
🪷 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 (24.0497°), declination -17.99°, EoT -13.17 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: 2014-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)