पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · May 17, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.33 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप।

सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते।।4.33।।
"4.33 The sacrifice of wisdom is superior to any material sacrifice, for, O Arjuna, the climax of action is always Realisation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya32.50°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra159.56°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala219.36°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha21.15°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra26.65°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani230.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:06 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:28 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:18 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:12 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 21 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 38 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:03 – 04:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:49 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:18
Vijaya Muhūrta15:21 – 16:22
Godhūli Muhūrta20:16 – 20:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:28 – 21:06
Amṛta Kāla20:13 – 21:58
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:37 – 18:33
Yamaganda08:56 – 10:52
Gulika Kāla12:47 – 14:42
Varjyam05:44 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:06 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:01 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:56 – 10:52 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:52 – 12:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:47 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:42 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:37 – 18:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga18:33 – 20:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla20:28 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha21:33 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:37 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:42 – 00:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:47 – 01:52 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:52 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:56 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:01 – 05:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869060.27
Julian Day2457525.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0817°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)124.97°
🪷 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 (24.0817°), declination 19.39°, EoT 3.72 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: 2016-05-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)