पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · January 7, 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 2.17 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।

विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति।।2.17।।
"2.17 The Spirit, which pervades all that we see, is imperishable. Nothing can destroy the Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.17'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra225.40°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.58°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha276.60°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.43°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra225.10°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani227.49°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:44 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:57 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:15 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:45 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 26 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 33 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:36 – 08:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā08:01 – 08:44
Abhijit Muhūrta12:40 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:40 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:00 – 15:03
Yamaganda08:44 – 09:47
Gulika Kāla10:50 – 11:54
Varjyam09:05 – 09:18
Dur Muhūrta 10:42 – 10:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha08:44 – 09:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga09:47 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:50 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:54 – 12:57 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:57 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:00 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:03 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:07 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:10 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:07 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:03 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:00 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:57 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:54 – 04:50 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:50 – 06:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta06:47 – 08:44 (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)1868929.27
Julian Day2457394.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0767°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)322.66°
🪷 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 -22.46°, EoT -6.29 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: 2016-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)