पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · January 17, 2015 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 10.38 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम्।

मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम्।।10.38।।
"10.38 I am the Sceptre of rulers, the Strategy of the conquerors, the Silence of mystery, the Wisdom of the wise." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra225.49°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala309.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha291.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.40°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra292.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani218.06°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:38 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:01 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:38 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:07 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 45 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 14 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:28 – 08:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:54 – 08:38
Abhijit Muhūrta12:43 – 13:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:43 – 01:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 11:55
Yamaganda14:06 – 15:12
Gulika Kāla08:38 – 09:44
Varjyam09:00 – 09:14
Dur Muhūrta 10:41 – 10:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla08:38 – 09:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha09:44 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:49 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:55 – 13:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala13:01 – 14:06 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:06 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:12 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:18 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:23 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:18 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:12 – 23:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:06 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga01:01 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:55 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:49 – 06:44 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha06:44 – 08:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868574.27
Julian Day2457039.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0632°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)314.23°
🪷 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 (24.0632°), declination -20.83°, EoT -10.03 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: 2015-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)