पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · January 20, 2020 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 3.17 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।
"3.17 On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra217.19°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala226.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha281.17°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati256.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra313.17°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani269.46°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:36 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:02 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:46 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:32 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 51 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 08 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:25 – 08:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:51 – 08:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:44 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta00:44 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:42 – 10:49
Yamaganda11:55 – 13:02
Gulika Kāla14:08 – 15:15
Varjyam08:58 – 09:12
Dur Muhūrta 10:40 – 10:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta08:36 – 09:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla09:42 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:49 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:55 – 13:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg13:02 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:08 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:15 – 16:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:21 – 17:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:27 – 19:21 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:21 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:15 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:08 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha01:02 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:55 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:49 – 06:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala06:42 – 08:36 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870403.27
Julian Day2458868.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1331°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)300.92°
🪷 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 (24.1331°), declination -20.27°, EoT -10.96 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: 2020-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)