पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · January 3, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.12 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दिवि सूर्यसहस्रस्य भवेद्युगपदुत्थिता।

यदि भाः सदृशी सा स्याद्भासस्तस्य महात्मनः।।11.12।।
"11.12 Could a thousand suns blaze forth together it would be but a faint reflection of the radiance of the Lord God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.76°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra314.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala316.72°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha246.74°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.76°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra305.36°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani237.32°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:44 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:55 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:12 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:01 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 22 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 37 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:37 – 08:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā08:02 – 08:44
Abhijit Muhūrta12:38 – 13:12
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:27
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:38 – 01:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:01 – 16:03
Yamaganda10:50 – 11:52
Gulika Kāla12:55 – 13:58
Varjyam09:05 – 09:18
Dur Muhūrta 10:41 – 10:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga08:44 – 09:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg09:47 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:50 – 11:52 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:52 – 12:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:55 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:58 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:01 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:03 – 17:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:06 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:03 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:01 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:58 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:55 – 02:52 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:52 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:50 – 06:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla06:47 – 08:44 (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)1869291.27
Julian Day2457756.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0906°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)57.34°
🪷 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 (24.0906°), declination -22.82°, EoT -4.59 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: 2017-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)