पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · August 19, 2018 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.8 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना।

परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्।।8.8।।

"8.8 He whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.8'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)	Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	121.92°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	220.14°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	274.74°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha	107.15°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	201.36°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	167.57°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शनि Śani	248.59°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:48 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	20:00 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:54 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:07 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:47 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 11 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 48 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:54 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:37 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:25 – 13:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	15:16 – 16:13
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:48 – 20:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	20:00 – 20:35
Amṛta Kāla	19:45 – 21:30
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:25 – 01:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	18:13 – 20:00
Yamaganda	12:54 – 14:40
Gulika Kāla	16:27 – 18:13
Varjyam	06:23 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta	09:07 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:48 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:34 – 09:21 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:21 – 11:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	11:07 – 12:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:54 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	14:40 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	16:27 – 18:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	18:13 – 20:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	20:00 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	21:13 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	22:27 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	23:40 – 00:54 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:54 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	02:07 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:21 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:34 – 05:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 48.8566°

Longitude: 2.3522°

Timezone: UTC+1

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869884.27
Julian Day	2458349.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1133°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	95.77°

🪷 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 (24.1133°), declination 12.84°, EoT -3.29 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: 2018-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)