पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · January 22, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.5 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्।

अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते।।12.5।।
"12.5 But they who thus fix their attention on the Absolute and Impersonal encounter greater hardships, for it is difficult for those who possess a body to realise Me as without one." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.59°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra109.26°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala349.76°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha272.06°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati231.82°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra231.09°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani259.62°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:33 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:02 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:24 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:14 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 57 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 02 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:22 – 07:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:49 – 08:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:44 – 13:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:44 – 01:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:16 – 16:24
Yamaganda10:48 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla13:02 – 14:09
Varjyam08:56 – 09:10
Dur Muhūrta 10:39 – 10:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga08:33 – 09:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg09:41 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:48 – 11:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:55 – 13:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta13:02 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:09 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:16 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:24 – 17:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:31 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:24 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:16 – 23:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:09 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala01:02 – 02:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:55 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:48 – 06:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla06:41 – 08:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870040.27
Julian Day2458505.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1192°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)190.10°
🪷 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 (24.1192°), declination -19.78°, EoT -11.54 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: 2019-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)