पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · August 24, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.13 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनुस्मरन्।

यः प्रयाति त्यजन्देहं स याति परमां गतिम्।।8.13।।
"8.13 Repeating Om, the Symbol of Eternity, holding Me always in remembrance, he who thus leaves his body and goes forth reaches the Spirit Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.13'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.74°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra279.79°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.33°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha108.67°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati201.93°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra172.22°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani248.46°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:50 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:35 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:35 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 55 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 04 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta12:25 – 13:20
Vijaya Muhūrta15:12 – 16:07
Godhūli Muhūrta19:38 – 20:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:50 – 20:25
Amṛta Kāla19:35 – 21:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:25 – 01:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:08 – 12:53
Yamaganda16:21 – 18:06
Gulika Kāla07:39 – 09:24
Varjyam06:30 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:55 – 07:39 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:39 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:24 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:08 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:53 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:37 – 16:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:21 – 18:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala18:06 – 19:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:50 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg21:06 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:21 – 23:37 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:37 – 00:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:53 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:08 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:24 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:39 – 05:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869889.27
Julian Day2458354.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1134°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)152.12°
🪷 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 (24.1134°), declination 11.17°, EoT -1.99 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: 2018-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)