पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · May 3, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.6 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
संन्यासस्तु महाबाहो दुःखमाप्तुमयोगतः।

योगयुक्तो मुनिर्ब्रह्म नचिरेणाधिगच्छति।।5.6।।
"5.6 Without concentration, O Mighty Man, renunciation is difficult. But the sage who is always meditating on the Divine, before long shall attain the Absolute." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.47°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra233.29°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala270.02°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha351.49°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.84°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra45.78°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani254.73°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:08 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:58 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:16 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 40 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 19 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:30 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:14 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:17
Vijaya Muhūrta15:14 – 16:13
Godhūli Muhūrta19:56 – 20:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:08 – 20:44
Amṛta Kāla19:53 – 21:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:37 – 16:28
Yamaganda05:27 – 07:17
Gulika Kāla09:07 – 10:57
Varjyam06:04 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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 · 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 Śubha05:27 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:17 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:07 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:57 – 12:47 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:47 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:37 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:28 – 18:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha18:18 – 20:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta20:08 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla21:18 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:28 – 23:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:37 – 00:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:47 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:57 – 03:07 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:07 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:17 – 05:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869776.27
Julian Day2458241.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1091°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)217.27°
🪷 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 (24.1091°), declination 15.61°, EoT 3.15 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: 2018-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)