पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · December 18, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.56 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः।

वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते।।2.56।।
"2.56 The sage, whose mind is unruffled in suffering, whose desire is not roused by enjoyment, who is without attachment, anger or fear - take him to be one who stands at that lofty level." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.67°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra136.35°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala204.62°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha228.35°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati249.35°DhanuMūla P3
शुक्र Śukra272.84°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani265.61°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:40 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:56 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:08 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:25 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 15 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 44 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:34 – 08:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:59 – 08:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:31 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta16:44 – 17:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:56 – 17:16
Amṛta Kāla16:41 – 18:26
Niśīta Muhūrta00:31 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:48 – 13:50
Yamaganda09:42 – 10:44
Gulika Kāla11:46 – 12:48
Varjyam09:01 – 09:14
Dur Muhūrta 10:36 – 10:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha08:40 – 09:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:42 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:44 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:46 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:48 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:50 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:52 – 15:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:54 – 16:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:56 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:54 – 20:52 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:52 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:50 – 00:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:48 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:46 – 04:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:44 – 06:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:42 – 08:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870370.27
Julian Day2458835.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1318°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)254.18°
🪷 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 (24.1318°), declination -23.37°, EoT 2.79 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: 2019-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)