पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · April 18, 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 4.4 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः।

कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति।।4.4।।
"4.4 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Viwaswana was born before Thee; how then canst Thou have revealed it to him?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.4'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.36°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra138.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.60°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha23.99°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.19°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra350.96°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani231.67°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:46 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:13 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:22 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 52 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 07 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:18
Vijaya Muhūrta15:09 – 16:04
Godhūli Muhūrta19:34 – 19:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:46 – 20:21
Amṛta Kāla19:31 – 21:16
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:38 – 09:22
Yamaganda11:06 – 12:50
Gulika Kāla14:34 – 16:18
Varjyam06:28 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
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 Amṛta05:54 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:38 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:22 – 11:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:06 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:50 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:34 – 16:18 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:18 – 18:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta18:02 – 19:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:46 – 21:02 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha21:02 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:18 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:34 – 00:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:50 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:06 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:22 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:38 – 05:54 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869031.27
Julian Day2457496.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0806°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)132.44°
🪷 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 10.92°, EoT 0.51 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: 2016-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)