पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · March 16, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.43 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं बुद्धेः परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना।

जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम्।।3.43।।
"3.43 Thus, O Mighty-in-Arms, knowing Him to be beyond the intellect and, by His help, subduing thy personal egotism, kill thine enemy, Desire, extremely difficult though it be."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya331.29°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra313.59°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala244.67°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha349.35°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.85°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra346.92°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani254.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:57 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:00 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:26 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:13 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:36 – 13:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:59 – 15:46
Godhūli Muhūrta18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:57 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta00:36 – 01:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:31 – 13:00
Yamaganda15:58 – 17:27
Gulika Kāla08:32 – 10:02
Varjyam07:33 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:03 – 08:32 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:32 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:02 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:31 – 13:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha13:00 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:29 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:58 – 17:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:27 – 18:57 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:57 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:27 – 21:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:58 – 23:29 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:29 – 01:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta01:00 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:31 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:02 – 05:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:32 – 07:03 (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)1869728.27
Julian Day2458193.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1073°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.46°
🪷 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 (24.1073°), declination -1.83°, EoT -9.36 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: 2018-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)