पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · March 9, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.36 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।

अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।
"3.36 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Tell me, what is it that drives a man to sin, even against his will and as if by compulsion?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya324.31°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra229.69°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala240.60°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha340.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.92°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra338.23°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani253.62°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:02 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:32 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:55 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:20 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:39 – 13:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:57 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta00:39 – 01:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:36 – 13:02
Yamaganda15:54 – 17:20
Gulika Kāla08:44 – 10:10
Varjyam07:46 – 08:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:58 – 10:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:18 – 08:44 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:44 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:10 – 11:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:36 – 13:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha13:02 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:28 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:54 – 17:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:20 – 18:46 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:46 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:20 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:54 – 23:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:28 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta01:02 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:36 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:10 – 05:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:44 – 07:18 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869721.27
Julian Day2458186.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1070°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)264.28°
🪷 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 (24.1070°), declination -4.58°, EoT -11.28 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: 2018-03-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)