पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · December 14, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: सफला एकादशी — Saphalā Ekādaśī
Renders all undertakings fruitful (saphala).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.23 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः।

न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः।।2.23।।
"2.23 Weapons cleave It not, fire burns It not, water drenches It not, and wind dries It not." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.23'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya238.13°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra191.57°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala188.52°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha235.55°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.32°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra231.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani245.02°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:37 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:55 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:39 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:40 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 17 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 42 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:31 – 08:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:56 – 08:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta16:43 – 17:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:55 – 17:15
Amṛta Kāla16:40 – 18:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:48 – 14:50
Yamaganda08:37 – 09:39
Gulika Kāla10:42 – 11:44
Varjyam08:58 – 09:11
Dur Muhūrta 10:33 – 10:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha08:37 – 09:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga09:39 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:42 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:44 – 12:46 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:46 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:48 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:50 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:52 – 16:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:55 – 18:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:52 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:50 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:48 – 00:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:46 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:44 – 04:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:42 – 06:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta06:39 – 08:37 (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)1869636.27
Julian Day2458101.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1038°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.52°
🪷 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 (24.1038°), declination -23.21°, EoT 4.64 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: 2017-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)