पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · January 25, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.65 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
प्रसादे सर्वदुःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते।

प्रसन्नचेतसो ह्याशु बुद्धिः पर्यवतिष्ठते।।2.65।।
"2.65 Having attained Peace, he becomes free from misery; for when the mind gains peace, right discrimination follows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.65's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra12.24°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala214.67°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha265.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.14°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra284.42°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani249.86°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:30 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:03 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:00 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:17 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 05 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 54 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:17 – 07:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:45 – 08:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:45 – 13:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:45 – 01:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:11 – 15:19
Yamaganda08:30 – 09:38
Gulika Kāla10:46 – 11:55
Varjyam08:53 – 09:07
Dur Muhūrta 10:37 – 10:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha08:30 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga09:38 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:46 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:55 – 13:03 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha13:03 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:11 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:19 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:28 – 17:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:36 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:28 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:19 – 23:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:11 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg01:03 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:55 – 04:46 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:46 – 06:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta06:38 – 08:30 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869678.27
Julian Day2458143.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1054°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.80°
🪷 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 (24.1054°), declination -19.01°, EoT -12.31 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: 2018-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)