पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · December 13, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.20 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
द्यावापृथिव्योरिदमन्तरं हि

व्याप्तं त्वयैकेन दिशश्च सर्वाः।

दृष्ट्वाऽद्भुतं रूपमुग्रं तवेदं

लोकत्रयं प्रव्यथितं महात्मन्।।11.20।।
"11.20 Alone thou fillest all the quarters of the sky, earth and heaven, and the regions between. O Almighty Lord! Seeing Thy marvellous and awe-inspiring Form, the spheres tremble with fear." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya236.85°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra300.13°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala322.91°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha215.54°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati223.51°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra192.36°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani254.94°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:36 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:55 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:58 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:59 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 18 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 41 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:30 – 08:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:55 – 08:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta16:43 – 17:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:55 – 17:15
Amṛta Kāla16:40 – 18:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:48 – 14:50
Yamaganda08:36 – 09:39
Gulika Kāla10:41 – 11:43
Varjyam08:57 – 09:10
Dur Muhūrta 10:33 – 10:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha08:36 – 09:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga09:39 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:41 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:43 – 12:46 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:46 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:48 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:50 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:52 – 16:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:55 – 18:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:52 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:50 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:48 – 00:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:46 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:43 – 04:41 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:41 – 06:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta06:39 – 08:36 (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 Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870000.27
Julian Day2458465.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1177°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.69°
🪷 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 (24.1177°), declination -23.13°, EoT 5.09 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: 2018-12-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)