पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · August 12, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.24 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहङ्कारेण वा पुनः।क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम्।।18.24।।
"18.24 But even though an action involve the most strenuous endeavour, yet if the doer is seeking to gratify his desires, and is filled with personal vanity, it may be assumed to originate in Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.44°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra346.76°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala110.13°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha137.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.17°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra78.93°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani237.07°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:12 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:55 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:57 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:44 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 33 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 26 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:24
Vijaya Muhūrta15:21 – 16:19
Godhūli Muhūrta20:00 – 20:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:12 – 20:48
Amṛta Kāla19:57 – 21:42
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:17 – 11:06
Yamaganda14:45 – 16:34
Gulika Kāla05:39 – 07:28
Varjyam06:15 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:39 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:28 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:17 – 11:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:06 – 12:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:55 – 14:45 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:45 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:34 – 18:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla18:23 – 20:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha20:12 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta21:23 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:34 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:45 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:55 – 02:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:06 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:17 – 04:28 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:28 – 05:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869512.27
Julian Day2457977.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0990°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)232.67°
🪷 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 (24.0990°), declination 14.96°, EoT -4.74 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: 2017-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)