पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · August 21, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.3 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः।

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे।।18.3।।
"18.3 Some philosophers say that all action is evil and should be abandoned. Others that acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya123.63°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra193.64°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala103.52°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha146.83°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati127.25°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra115.09°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani214.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:56 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:36 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:31 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta12:25 – 13:22
Vijaya Muhūrta15:14 – 16:11
Godhūli Muhūrta19:44 – 20:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:56 – 20:32
Amṛta Kāla19:41 – 21:26
Niśīta Muhūrta00:25 – 01:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:08 – 12:53
Yamaganda16:25 – 18:11
Gulika Kāla07:36 – 09:22
Varjyam06:26 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:50 – 07:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:36 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:22 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:08 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:53 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:39 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:25 – 18:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala18:11 – 19:56 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:56 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg21:11 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:25 – 23:39 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:39 – 00:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:53 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:08 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:22 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:36 – 05:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868790.27
Julian Day2457255.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0714°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)74.18°
🪷 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 (24.0714°), declination 12.27°, EoT -2.80 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: 2015-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)