पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · January 11, 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 2.51 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कर्मजं बुद्धियुक्ता हि फलं त्यक्त्वा मनीषिणः।

जन्मबन्धविनिर्मुक्ताः पदं गच्छन्त्यनामयम्।।2.51।।
"2.51 The sages guided by Pure Intellect renounce the fruit of action; and, freed from the chains of rebirth, they reach the highest bliss." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.51'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra200.80°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala206.01°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha245.34°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.21°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra266.82°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani248.30°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:42 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:58 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:49 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:21 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 33 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 26 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:33 – 08:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:59 – 08:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:41 – 13:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:41 – 01:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:03 – 15:07
Yamaganda08:42 – 09:46
Gulika Kāla10:50 – 11:54
Varjyam09:03 – 09:17
Dur Muhūrta 10:41 – 10:59

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: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 Śubha08:42 – 09:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga09:46 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:50 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:54 – 12:58 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:58 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:03 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:07 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:11 – 17:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:15 – 19:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:11 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:07 – 23:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:03 – 00:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:58 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:54 – 04:50 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:50 – 06:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta06:46 – 08:42 (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)1869664.27
Julian Day2458129.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1048°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)291.26°
🪷 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 (24.1048°), declination -21.83°, EoT -7.89 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: 2018-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)