पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · January 27, 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 2.37 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम्।

तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः।।2.37।।
"2.37 If killed, thou shalt attain Heaven; if victorious, enjoy the kingdom of earth. Therefore arise, O Son of Kunti, and fight!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra136.81°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala198.15°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha260.59°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.87°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra249.61°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani229.41°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:28 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:03 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:43 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:59 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 09 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 50 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:15 – 07:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:43 – 08:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:45 – 13:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta00:45 – 01:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:03 – 14:12
Yamaganda09:37 – 10:46
Gulika Kāla11:55 – 13:03
Varjyam08:51 – 09:06
Dur Muhūrta 10:37 – 10:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha08:28 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:37 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:46 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:55 – 13:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga13:03 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:12 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:21 – 16:30 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:30 – 17:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:38 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:30 – 21:21 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:21 – 23:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:12 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla01:03 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:55 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:46 – 06:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:37 – 08:28 (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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868949.27
Julian Day2457414.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0775°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)216.72°
🪷 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 (24.0775°), declination -18.64°, EoT -12.76 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: 2016-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)