पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · August 16, 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 17.26 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सद्भावे साधुभावे च सदित्येतत्प्रयुज्यते।प्रशस्ते कर्मणि तथा सच्छब्दः पार्थ युज्यते।।17.26।।
"17.26 Sat' means Reality or the highest Good, and also, O Arjuna, it is used to mean an action of exceptional merit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.82°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra134.49°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.31°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha139.36°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati126.16°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra118.14°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani214.15°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:06 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:55 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:15 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:40 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 22 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 37 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:23
Vijaya Muhūrta15:18 – 16:16
Godhūli Muhūrta19:54 – 20:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:06 – 20:42
Amṛta Kāla19:51 – 21:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla18:18 – 20:06
Yamaganda12:55 – 14:42
Gulika Kāla16:30 – 18:18
Varjyam06:19 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:43 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:31 – 09:19 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:19 – 11:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:07 – 12:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:55 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:42 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga16:30 – 18:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg18:18 – 20:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha20:06 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga21:18 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg22:30 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:42 – 00:55 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:55 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:07 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:19 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:31 – 05:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868785.27
Julian Day2457250.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0712°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.12°
🪷 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 (24.0712°), declination 13.89°, EoT -3.97 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: 2015-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)