पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · September 13, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.4 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम्।

अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर।।8.4।।
"8.4 Matter consists of the forms that perish; Divinity is the Supreme Self; and He who inspires the spirit of sacrifice in man, O noblest of thy race, is I Myself, Who now stand in human form before thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.4'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya146.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra277.79°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala236.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha146.42°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.10°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra172.77°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani226.25°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:03 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:58 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:20 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:53 – 15:44
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:40
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:20 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:57 – 17:32
Yamaganda09:35 – 11:10
Gulika Kāla12:46 – 14:21
Varjyam06:56 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:24 – 07:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:59 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:35 – 11:10 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:10 – 12:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:46 – 14:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:21 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:57 – 17:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:32 – 19:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:08 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:32 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:57 – 23:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:21 – 00:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:46 – 02:10 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:10 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:35 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:59 – 06:24 (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)1869179.27
Julian Day2457644.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0863°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)132.28°
🪷 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 (24.0863°), declination 3.69°, EoT 4.75 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: 2016-09-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)