पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · August 11, 2015 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 17.21 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।।17.21।।
"17.21 That which is given for the sake of the results it will produce, or with the hope of recompense,or grudgingly - that may truly be said to be the outcome of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.02°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra72.82°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.08°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha131.27°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati125.08°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra121.19°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani214.05°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:15 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:55 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:08 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:13 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 38 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 21 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:25
Vijaya Muhūrta15:22 – 16:20
Godhūli Muhūrta20:03 – 20:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:15 – 20:51
Amṛta Kāla20:00 – 21:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:35 – 18:25
Yamaganda09:16 – 11:06
Gulika Kāla12:55 – 14:45
Varjyam06:13 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:36 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:26 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:16 – 11:06 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:06 – 12:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:55 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:45 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:35 – 18:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga18:25 – 20:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla20:15 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha21:25 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:35 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:45 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:55 – 02:06 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:06 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:16 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:26 – 05:36 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868780.27
Julian Day2457245.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0710°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)317.97°
🪷 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 (24.0710°), declination 15.41°, EoT -4.91 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: 2015-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)