पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · April 29, 2018 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.2 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाच

संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।

तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।

"5.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Renunciation of action and the path of right action both lead to the highest; of the two, right action is the better." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	14.58°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	182.62°	Tulā	Citrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	268.16°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	347.38°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	205.33°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	40.93°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शनि Śani	254.81°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	20:02 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:48 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:44 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:16 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 27 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 32 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:38 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:22 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:19 – 13:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	15:13 – 16:10
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:50 – 20:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	20:02 – 20:38
Amṛta Kāla	19:47 – 21:32
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:19 – 01:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	18:13 – 20:02
Yamaganda	12:48 – 14:36
Gulika Kāla	16:25 – 18:13
Varjyam	06:10 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta	08:57 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:34 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:23 – 09:11 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:11 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:59 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:48 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	14:36 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	16:25 – 18:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	18:13 – 20:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	20:02 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	21:13 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	22:25 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	23:36 – 00:48 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:48 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:59 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:11 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:23 – 05:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 48.8566°

Longitude: 2.3522°

Timezone: UTC+1

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869772.27
Julian Day	2458237.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1090°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	169.49°

🪷 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 (24.1090°), declination 14.40°, EoT 2.64 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: 2018-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)