पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · August 12, 2014 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 6.19 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता।

योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः।।6.19।।
"6.19 The wise man who has conquered his mind and is absorbed in the Self is as a lamp which does not flicker, since it stands sheltered from every wind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.22°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra313.46°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala195.11°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha118.60°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati101.12°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra95.44°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani202.74°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:13 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:55 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:45 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:31 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 34 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 25 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:24
Vijaya Muhūrta15:21 – 16:19
Godhūli Muhūrta20:01 – 20:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:13 – 20:49
Amṛta Kāla19:58 – 21:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:34 – 18:23
Yamaganda09:17 – 11:06
Gulika Kāla12:55 – 14:45
Varjyam06:15 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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 · 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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:38 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:27 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:17 – 11:06 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:06 – 12:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:55 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:45 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:34 – 18:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga18:23 – 20:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla20:13 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha21:23 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:34 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:45 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:55 – 02:06 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:06 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:17 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:27 – 05:38 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868416.27
Julian Day2456881.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0571°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)197.07°
🪷 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 (24.0571°), declination 15.04°, EoT -4.74 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: 2014-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)