पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · January 6, 2016 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 2.16 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः।

उभयोरपि दृष्टोऽन्तस्त्वनयोस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः।।2.16।।
"2.16 That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra212.83°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.03°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha276.80°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.43°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra223.88°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani227.38°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:44 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:56 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:15 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:12 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 25 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 34 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:37 – 08:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā08:02 – 08:44
Abhijit Muhūrta12:40 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:40 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:56 – 14:00
Yamaganda09:47 – 10:50
Gulika Kāla11:53 – 12:56
Varjyam09:05 – 09:18
Dur Muhūrta 10:42 – 10:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha08:44 – 09:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:47 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:50 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:53 – 12:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:56 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:00 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:03 – 16:06 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:06 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:09 – 19:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:06 – 21:03 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:03 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:00 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:56 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:53 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:50 – 06:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:47 – 08:44 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868928.27
Julian Day2457393.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0767°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.38°
🪷 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 (24.0767°), declination -22.58°, EoT -5.88 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: 2016-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)