पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · February 2, 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 3.1 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।

तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव।।3.1।।
"3.1 "Arjuna questioned: My Lord! If Wisdom is above action, why dost Thou advise me to engage in this terrible fight?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra129.44°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala219.59°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha278.07°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.04°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra294.47°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani250.69°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:20 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:04 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:35 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:17 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 28 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 31 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:04 – 07:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:33 – 08:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:45 – 13:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:45 – 01:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:53 – 13:04
Yamaganda15:27 – 16:38
Gulika Kāla09:31 – 10:42
Varjyam08:44 – 08:59
Dur Muhūrta 10:33 – 10:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
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 Chala08:20 – 09:31 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha09:31 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:42 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:53 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha13:04 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:16 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:27 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:38 – 17:49 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:49 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:38 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:27 – 23:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:16 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta01:04 – 02:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:53 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:42 – 06:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga06:31 – 08:20 (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)1869686.27
Julian Day2458151.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1057°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.25°
🪷 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 (24.1057°), declination -16.87°, EoT -13.84 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: 2018-02-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)