पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · January 7, 2015 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 10.28 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्।

प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः।।10.28।।
"10.28 I am the Thunderbolt among weapons; of cows I am the Cow of Plenty, I am Passion in those who procreate, and I am the Cobra among serpents." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.34°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra102.99°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala301.47°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha278.83°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.42°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra280.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani217.15°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:43 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:57 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:45 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:54 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 26 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 33 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:36 – 08:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā08:01 – 08:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:40 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:40 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:57 – 14:00
Yamaganda09:47 – 10:50
Gulika Kāla11:54 – 12:57
Varjyam09:05 – 09:18
Dur Muhūrta 10:42 – 10:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 Labha08:43 – 09:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:47 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:50 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:54 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:57 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:00 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:04 – 16:07 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:07 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:10 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:07 – 21:04 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:04 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:00 – 00:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:57 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:54 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:50 – 06:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:47 – 08:43 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868564.27
Julian Day2457029.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0628°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)203.18°
🪷 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 (24.0628°), declination -22.43°, EoT -6.29 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: 2015-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)