पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · August 5, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.42 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्।

एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।6.42।।
"6.42 Or, he may be born in the family of the wise sages, though a birth like this is, indeed, very difficult to obtain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya108.98°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra135.16°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala216.67°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha133.44°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.13°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra124.97°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani225.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:23 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:56 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:00 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:22 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 54 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 05 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:30 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:26
Vijaya Muhūrta15:25 – 16:25
Godhūli Muhūrta20:11 – 20:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:23 – 21:01
Amṛta Kāla20:08 – 21:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:05 – 12:56
Yamaganda16:40 – 18:32
Gulika Kāla07:21 – 09:13
Varjyam06:07 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Chala05:29 – 07:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:21 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:13 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:05 – 12:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:56 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:48 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:40 – 18:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala18:32 – 20:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga20:23 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg21:32 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:40 – 23:48 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:48 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:56 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:05 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:13 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:21 – 05:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869140.27
Julian Day2457605.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0848°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)28.33°
🪷 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 (24.0848°), declination 16.89°, EoT -5.70 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: 2016-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)