पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · January 2, 2020 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 2.71 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः।

निर्ममो निरहंकारः स शांतिमधिगच्छति।।2.71।।
"2.71 He attains Peace who, giving up desire, moves through the world without aspiration, possessing nothing which he can call his own, and free from pride." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.71's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.95°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra334.34°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala214.68°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha251.64°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati252.80°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra291.27°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani267.34°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:45 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:55 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:04 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:05 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 20 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 39 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:38 – 08:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā08:03 – 08:45
Abhijit Muhūrta12:38 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:26
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta00:38 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:57 – 15:00
Yamaganda08:45 – 09:47
Gulika Kāla10:50 – 11:52
Varjyam09:05 – 09:19
Dur Muhūrta 10:41 – 10:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha08:45 – 09:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga09:47 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:50 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:52 – 12:55 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:55 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:57 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:00 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:02 – 17:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:05 – 19:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:02 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:00 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:57 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:55 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:52 – 04:50 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:50 – 06:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta06:47 – 08:45 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870385.27
Julian Day2458850.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1324°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)79.32°
🪷 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 (24.1324°), declination -22.97°, EoT -4.15 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: 2020-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)