पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · January 5, 2018 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 2.45 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन।

निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान्।।2.45।।
"2.45 The Vedic Scriptures tell of the three constituents of life - the Qualities. Rise above all of them, O Arjuna, above all the pairs of opposing sensations; be steady in truth, free from worldly anxieties and centered in the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra121.62°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.28°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha237.79°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.27°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra259.27°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani247.61°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:44 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:56 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:36 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:45 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 24 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 35 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:37 – 08:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā08:02 – 08:44
Abhijit Muhūrta12:39 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:39 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:53 – 12:56
Yamaganda15:02 – 16:05
Gulika Kāla09:47 – 10:50
Varjyam09:05 – 09:18
Dur Muhūrta 10:42 – 10:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala08:44 – 09:47 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha09:47 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:50 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:53 – 12:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:56 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:59 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:02 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:05 – 17:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:08 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:05 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:02 – 22:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:59 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:56 – 02:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:53 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:50 – 06:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga06:47 – 08:44 (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)1869658.27
Julian Day2458123.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1046°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)218.87°
🪷 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 (24.1046°), declination -22.63°, EoT -5.45 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: 2018-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)