पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · August 18, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.7 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु मामनुस्मर युध्य च।

मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्मामेवैष्यस्यसंशयम्।।8.7।।
"8.7 Therefore meditate always on Me, and fight; if thy mind and thy reason be fixed on Me, to Me shalt thou surely come." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.96°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra207.62°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha107.22°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati201.25°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra166.61°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani248.62°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:02 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:54 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:05 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:16 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 15 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 44 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:23
Vijaya Muhūrta15:17 – 16:14
Godhūli Muhūrta19:50 – 20:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:02 – 20:37
Amṛta Kāla19:47 – 21:32
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:20 – 11:07
Yamaganda14:41 – 16:28
Gulika Kāla05:47 – 07:33
Varjyam06:22 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:47 – 07:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:33 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:20 – 11:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:07 – 12:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:54 – 14:41 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:41 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:28 – 18:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla18:15 – 20:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha20:02 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta21:15 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:28 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:41 – 00:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:54 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:07 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:20 – 04:33 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:33 – 05:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869883.27
Julian Day2458348.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1132°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.31°
🪷 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 (24.1132°), declination 13.16°, EoT -3.53 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: 2018-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)