पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · April 20, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.9 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत।ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत।।14.9।।
"14.9 Purity brings happiness, Passion commotion, and Ignorance, which obscures wisdom, leads to a life of failure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.07°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra283.25°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala34.70°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha6.36°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.19°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra332.99°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani243.37°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:49 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:44 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:53 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 58 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 01 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:18
Vijaya Muhūrta15:09 – 16:05
Godhūli Muhūrta19:37 – 20:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:49 – 20:24
Amṛta Kāla19:34 – 21:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:34 – 16:19
Yamaganda05:50 – 07:35
Gulika Kāla09:20 – 11:05
Varjyam06:25 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:50 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:35 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:20 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:05 – 12:50 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:50 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:34 – 16:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:19 – 18:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha18:04 – 19:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:49 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla21:04 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:19 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:34 – 00:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:50 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:05 – 03:20 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:20 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:35 – 05:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869398.27
Julian Day2457863.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0947°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.85°
🪷 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 (24.0947°), declination 11.53°, EoT 0.97 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: 2017-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)