पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · January 30, 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 2.40 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।

स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।
"2.40 On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.40'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.49°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra172.68°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.67°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha261.55°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.68°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra253.30°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani229.67°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:25 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:04 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:00 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:06 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 18 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 41 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:10 – 07:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:38 – 08:25
Abhijit Muhūrta12:45 – 13:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:45 – 01:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:44 – 11:54
Yamaganda14:14 – 15:24
Gulika Kāla08:25 – 09:35
Varjyam08:48 – 09:03
Dur Muhūrta 10:35 – 10:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla08:25 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha09:35 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:44 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:54 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala13:04 – 14:14 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:14 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:24 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:33 – 17:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:43 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:33 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:24 – 23:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:14 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga01:04 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:54 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:44 – 06:35 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha06:35 – 08:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868952.27
Julian Day2457417.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0776°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.60°
🪷 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 (24.0776°), declination -17.86°, EoT -13.36 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: 2016-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)