पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · January 21, 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 10.42 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga🪷 Ekāṁśena Sthito Jagat · One Fragment Supports All
अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन।

विष्टभ्याहमिदं कृत्स्नमेकांशेन स्थितो जगत्।।10.42।।
"10.42 But what is the use of all these details to thee? O Arjuna! I sustain this universe with only small part of Myself."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.60°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra283.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala312.42°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha292.83°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.93°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra297.52°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani218.39°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:34 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:02 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:55 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:04 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 54 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 05 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:23 – 07:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:50 – 08:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:44 – 13:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:44 – 01:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:02 – 14:09
Yamaganda09:41 – 10:48
Gulika Kāla11:55 – 13:02
Varjyam08:57 – 09:11
Dur Muhūrta 10:39 – 10:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha08:34 – 09:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:41 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:48 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:55 – 13:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga13:02 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:09 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:16 – 16:22 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:22 – 17:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:29 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:22 – 21:16 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:16 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:09 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla01:02 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:55 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:48 – 06:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:41 – 08:34 (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)1868578.27
Julian Day2457043.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0633°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.05°
🪷 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 (24.0633°), declination -20.01°, EoT -11.26 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: 2015-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)