पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · December 17, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.43 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः।

उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः।।1.43।।
"1.43 By the destruction of our lineage and the pollution of blood, ancient class traditions and family purity alike perish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.68°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra310.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala175.80°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha256.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.66°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra199.75°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani225.16°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:39 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:55 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:08 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:42 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 15 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 44 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:33 – 08:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:58 – 08:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:31 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta16:43 – 17:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:55 – 17:16
Amṛta Kāla16:40 – 18:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:31 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:49 – 14:51
Yamaganda08:39 – 09:41
Gulika Kāla10:43 – 11:45
Varjyam09:00 – 09:13
Dur Muhūrta 10:35 – 10:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha08:39 – 09:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga09:41 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:43 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:45 – 12:47 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:47 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:49 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:51 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:53 – 16:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:55 – 18:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:53 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:51 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:49 – 00:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:47 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:45 – 04:43 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:43 – 06:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta06:41 – 08:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868908.27
Julian Day2457373.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0759°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)70.01°
🪷 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 (24.0759°), declination -23.33°, EoT 3.25 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: 2015-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)