पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · December 7, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.16 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः।

उभयोरपि दृष्टोऽन्तस्त्वनयोस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः।।2.16।।
"2.16 That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya231.01°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra98.57°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala184.13°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha243.85°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati197.94°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra222.79°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani244.20°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:31 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:55 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:13 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:33 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 24 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 35 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:23 – 07:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:48 – 08:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta16:43 – 17:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:55 – 17:16
Amṛta Kāla16:40 – 18:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:46 – 14:49
Yamaganda08:31 – 09:34
Gulika Kāla10:37 – 11:40
Varjyam08:52 – 09:05
Dur Muhūrta 10:28 – 10:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha08:31 – 09:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga09:34 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:37 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:40 – 12:43 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:43 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:46 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:49 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:52 – 16:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:55 – 18:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:52 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:49 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:46 – 00:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:43 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:40 – 04:37 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:37 – 06:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta06:34 – 08:31 (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)1869629.27
Julian Day2458094.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1035°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)224.42°
🪷 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 (24.1035°), declination -22.61°, EoT 7.72 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: 2017-12-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)