पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · January 6, 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 2.46 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके।

तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः।।2.46।।
"2.46 As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.46'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.55°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra135.88°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.90°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha238.98°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.43°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra260.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani247.73°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:44 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:56 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:54 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:14 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 25 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 34 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:36 – 08:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā08:01 – 08:44
Abhijit Muhūrta12:40 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:40 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:50 – 11:53
Yamaganda14:00 – 15:03
Gulika Kāla08:44 – 09:47
Varjyam09:05 – 09:18
Dur Muhūrta 10:42 – 10:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla08:44 – 09:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha09:47 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:50 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:53 – 12:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:56 – 14:00 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:00 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:03 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:06 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:09 – 19:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:06 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:03 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:00 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:56 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:53 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:50 – 06:47 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha06:47 – 08:44 (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)1869659.27
Julian Day2458124.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1047°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)231.71°
🪷 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 (24.1047°), declination -22.52°, EoT -5.88 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: 2018-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)