पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · January 28, 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 2.68 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः।

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.68।।
"2.68 Therefore, O Might-in-Arms, he who keeps his senses detached from their objects - take it that his reason is purified." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.68'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.95°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra54.71°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala216.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha270.15°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.49°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra288.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani250.17°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:27 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:04 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:46 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:47 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 14 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 45 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:13 – 07:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:40 – 08:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:45 – 13:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:45 – 01:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:31 – 17:41
Yamaganda13:04 – 14:13
Gulika Kāla15:22 – 16:31
Varjyam08:50 – 09:04
Dur Muhūrta 10:36 – 10:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg08:27 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala09:36 – 10:45 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:45 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:54 – 13:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla13:04 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:13 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:22 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:31 – 17:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:41 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:31 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:22 – 23:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:13 – 01:04 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha01:04 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:54 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:45 – 06:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha06:36 – 08:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 48.8566°
Longitude: 2.3522°
Timezone: UTC+1

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869681.27
Julian Day2458146.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1055°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)133.40°
🪷 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 (24.1055°), declination -18.25°, EoT -12.97 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: 2018-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)