पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · August 25, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.37 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तदग्रे विषमिव परिणामेऽमृतोपमम्।तत्सुखं सात्त्विकं प्रोक्तमात्मबुद्धिप्रसादजम्।।18.37।।
"18.37 Which at first seems like poison but afterwards acts like nectar - that pleasure is Pure, for it is born of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya127.95°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra168.96°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala118.43°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha131.21°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.33°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra94.29°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani236.93°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:48 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:56 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:16 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta12:25 – 13:20
Vijaya Muhūrta15:11 – 16:06
Godhūli Muhūrta19:36 – 20:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:48 – 20:22
Amṛta Kāla19:33 – 21:18
Niśīta Muhūrta00:25 – 01:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:08 – 12:52
Yamaganda16:20 – 18:04
Gulika Kāla07:41 – 09:25
Varjyam06:31 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Chala05:57 – 07:41 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:41 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:25 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:08 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:52 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:36 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:20 – 18:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala18:04 – 19:48 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:48 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg21:04 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:20 – 23:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:36 – 00:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:52 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:08 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:25 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:41 – 05:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869525.27
Julian Day2457990.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0995°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)42.27°
🪷 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 (24.0995°), declination 10.74°, EoT -1.71 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: 2017-08-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)