पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · August 21, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.33 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः।योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी।।18.33।।
"18.33 The conviction and steady concentration by which the mind, the vitality and the senses are controlled - O Arjuna! They are the product of Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.09°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra114.47°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala115.88°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha134.52°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.63°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra89.54°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani236.94°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:56 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:58 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:32 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 04 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 55 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta12:25 – 13:22
Vijaya Muhūrta15:14 – 16:10
Godhūli Muhūrta19:44 – 20:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:56 – 20:31
Amṛta Kāla19:41 – 21:26
Niśīta Muhūrta00:25 – 01:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:37 – 09:22
Yamaganda11:08 – 12:53
Gulika Kāla14:39 – 16:24
Varjyam06:26 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:51 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:37 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:22 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:08 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:53 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:39 – 16:24 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:24 – 18:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta18:10 – 19:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:56 – 21:10 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha21:10 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:24 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:39 – 00:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:53 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:08 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:22 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:37 – 05:51 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869521.27
Julian Day2457986.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0994°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)352.12°
🪷 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 (24.0994°), declination 12.10°, EoT -2.80 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: 2017-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)