पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · March 20, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मत्स्य जयन्ती — Matsya Jayantī
Matsya saved Vaivasvata Manu and the Vedas during the cosmic deluge.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.4 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः।

कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति।।4.4।।
"4.4 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Viwaswana was born before Thee; how then canst Thou have revealed it to him?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya335.27°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra5.76°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala246.96°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha352.08°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.74°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra351.88°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani254.22°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:55 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:03 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:59 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:03 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:58 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:54 – 06:55
Abhijit Muhūrta12:34 – 13:23
Vijaya Muhūrta15:00 – 15:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:51 – 19:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:03 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:48 – 20:33
Niśīta Muhūrta00:34 – 01:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:01 – 17:32
Yamaganda09:57 – 11:28
Gulika Kāla12:59 – 14:30
Varjyam07:25 – 07:45
Dur Muhūrta 09:45 – 10:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:55 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:26 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:57 – 11:28 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:28 – 12:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:59 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:30 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:01 – 17:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:32 – 19:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:03 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:32 – 22:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:01 – 23:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:30 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:59 – 02:28 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:28 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:57 – 05:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:26 – 06:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869732.27
Julian Day2458197.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1074°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.43°
🪷 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 (24.1074°), declination -0.25°, EoT -8.15 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: 2018-03-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)