पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · April 20, 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 4.6 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन्।

प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय संभवाम्यात्ममायया।।4.6।।
"4.6 have no beginning. Though I am imperishable, as well as Lord of all that exists, yet by My own will and power do I manifest Myself." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.6'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.32°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra162.65°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha25.87°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.07°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra353.43°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani231.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:49 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:24 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:06 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 59 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 00 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:18
Vijaya Muhūrta15:10 – 16:06
Godhūli Muhūrta19:37 – 20:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:49 – 20:24
Amṛta Kāla19:34 – 21:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:50 – 14:35
Yamaganda07:35 – 09:20
Gulika Kāla11:05 – 12:50
Varjyam06:25 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:50 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:35 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:20 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:05 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:50 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:35 – 16:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:19 – 18:04 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha18:04 – 19:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:49 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala21:04 – 22:19 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:19 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:35 – 00:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:50 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:05 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:20 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:35 – 05:50 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869033.27
Julian Day2457498.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0807°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)155.70°
🪷 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 (24.0807°), declination 11.61°, EoT 0.97 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: 2016-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)