पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · December 16, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.25 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते।

तस्मादेवं विदित्वैनं नानुशोचितुमर्हसि।।2.25।।
"2.25 It is named the Unmanifest, the Unthinkable, the immutable. Wherefore, knowing the Spirit as such, thou hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.16°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra215.86°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.78°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha232.93°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.71°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra234.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani245.26°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:39 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:55 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:45 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:35 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 16 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 43 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:33 – 08:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:57 – 08:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta16:43 – 17:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:55 – 17:16
Amṛta Kāla16:40 – 18:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:43 – 11:45
Yamaganda13:49 – 14:51
Gulika Kāla08:39 – 09:41
Varjyam08:59 – 09:13
Dur Muhūrta 10:35 – 10:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla08:39 – 09:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha09:41 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:43 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:45 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:47 – 13:49 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:49 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:51 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:53 – 16:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:55 – 18:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:53 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:51 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:49 – 00:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:47 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:45 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:43 – 06:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha06:41 – 08:39 (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)1869638.27
Julian Day2458103.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1038°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.00°
🪷 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 -23.31°, EoT 3.72 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: 2017-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)