पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · January 21, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.31 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।

धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।
"2.31 Thou must look at thy duty. Nothing can be more welcome to a soldier than a righteous war. Therefore to waver in this resolve is unworthy, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.34°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra58.80°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala195.06°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha262.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.17°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra242.23°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani228.88°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:35 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:02 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:29 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:34 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 54 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 05 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:24 – 07:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:50 – 08:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:44 – 13:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:44 – 01:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:09 – 15:15
Yamaganda08:35 – 09:42
Gulika Kāla10:48 – 11:55
Varjyam08:57 – 09:11
Dur Muhūrta 10:39 – 10:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha08:35 – 09:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga09:42 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:48 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:55 – 13:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha13:02 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:09 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:15 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:22 – 17:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:29 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:22 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:15 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:09 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg01:02 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:55 – 04:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:48 – 06:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta06:42 – 08:35 (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)1868943.27
Julian Day2457408.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0773°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.30°
🪷 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 (24.0773°), declination -20.06°, EoT -11.26 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: 2016-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)