पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · August 17, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.7 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga🪷 Mattaḥ Parataraṁ Nānyat · Krishna IS the thread
मत्तः परतरं नान्यत्किञ्चिदस्ति धनञ्जय।

मयि सर्वमिदं प्रोतं सूत्रे मणिगणा इव।।7.7।।
"7.7 O Arjuna! There is nothing higher than Me; all is strung upon Me as rows of pearls upon a thread." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.49°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra283.12°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala221.93°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha147.69°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati150.47°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra139.70°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani225.51°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:03 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:54 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:11 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:19 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 16 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 43 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:23
Vijaya Muhūrta15:17 – 16:14
Godhūli Muhūrta19:51 – 20:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:03 – 20:38
Amṛta Kāla19:48 – 21:33
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:54 – 14:41
Yamaganda07:33 – 09:20
Gulika Kāla11:07 – 12:54
Varjyam06:22 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:46 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:33 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:20 – 11:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:07 – 12:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:54 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:41 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:29 – 18:16 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha18:16 – 20:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg20:03 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala21:16 – 22:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:29 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:41 – 00:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:54 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:07 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:20 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:33 – 05:46 (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)1869152.27
Julian Day2457617.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0853°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)161.92°
🪷 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 (24.0853°), declination 13.33°, EoT -3.75 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: 2016-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)