पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · February 7, 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 3.6 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन्।

इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते।।3.6।।
"3.6 He who remains motionless, refusing to act, but all the while brooding over sensuous object, that deluded soul is simply a hypocrite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.6'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.10°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra197.14°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.64°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha286.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.52°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra300.74°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani251.18°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:13 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:05 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:46 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:29 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 44 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 15 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:55 – 07:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:24 – 08:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:45 – 13:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta00:45 – 01:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:05 – 14:18
Yamaganda09:26 – 10:39
Gulika Kāla11:52 – 13:05
Varjyam08:37 – 08:53
Dur Muhūrta 10:29 – 10:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · 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 Labha08:13 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:26 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:39 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:52 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga13:05 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:18 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:31 – 16:44 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:44 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:57 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:44 – 21:31 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:31 – 23:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:18 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla01:05 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:52 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:39 – 06:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:26 – 08:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869691.27
Julian Day2458156.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1059°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)260.73°
🪷 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 (24.1059°), declination -15.37°, EoT -14.38 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: 2018-02-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)