पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · January 18, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.27 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
वक्त्राणि ते त्वरमाणा विशन्ति

दंष्ट्राकरालानि भयानकानि।

केचिद्विलग्ना दशनान्तरेषु

संदृश्यन्ते चूर्णितैरुत्तमाङ्गैः।।11.27।।
"11.27 1 see them all rushing headlong into Thy mouths, with terrible tusks, horrible to behold. Some are mangled between thy jaws, with their heads crushed to atoms." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya274.04°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra163.11°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala328.01°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha249.65°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.97°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra320.82°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani238.95°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:37 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:01 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:47 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:28 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 48 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 11 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:26 – 08:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:52 – 08:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:43 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:43 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:01 – 14:07
Yamaganda09:43 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla11:55 – 13:01
Varjyam08:59 – 09:13
Dur Muhūrta 10:40 – 10:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha08:37 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:43 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:49 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:55 – 13:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga13:01 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:07 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:13 – 16:19 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:19 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:25 – 19:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:19 – 21:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:13 – 23:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:07 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla01:01 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:55 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:49 – 06:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:43 – 08:37 (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)1869306.27
Julian Day2457771.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0912°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.51°
🪷 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 (24.0912°), declination -20.53°, EoT -10.35 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: 2017-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)