पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · April 16, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.2 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः।

स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप।।4.2।।
"4.2 The Divine Kings knew it, for it was their tradition. Then, after a long time, at last it was forgotten." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.41°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra114.40°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.59°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha21.74°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.33°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra348.50°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani231.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:43 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:02 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:35 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 45 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 14 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:18
Vijaya Muhūrta15:08 – 16:03
Godhūli Muhūrta19:31 – 19:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:43 – 20:18
Amṛta Kāla19:28 – 21:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:24 – 11:07
Yamaganda14:34 – 16:17
Gulika Kāla05:58 – 07:41
Varjyam06:32 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:58 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:41 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:24 – 11:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:07 – 12:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:51 – 14:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:34 – 16:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:17 – 18:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla18:00 – 19:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:43 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta21:00 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:17 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:34 – 00:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:51 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:07 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:24 – 04:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:41 – 05:58 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869029.27
Julian Day2457494.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0806°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)109.07°
🪷 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 (24.0806°), declination 10.22°, EoT 0.02 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: 2016-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)