पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · February 8, 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 3.36 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।

अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।
"3.36 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Tell me, what is it that drives a man to sin, even against his will and as if by compulsion?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.59°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra97.26°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala239.83°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha312.16°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati261.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra335.83°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani271.67°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:12 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:05 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:14 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:37 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 45 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 14 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:54 – 07:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:23 – 08:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:46 – 13:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:46 – 01:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:39 – 11:52
Yamaganda14:18 – 15:32
Gulika Kāla08:12 – 09:25
Varjyam08:36 – 08:52
Dur Muhūrta 10:29 – 10:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla08:12 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha09:25 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:39 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:52 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala13:05 – 14:18 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:18 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:32 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:45 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:58 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:45 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:32 – 23:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:18 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga01:05 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:52 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:39 – 06:25 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha06:25 – 08:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870422.27
Julian Day2458887.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1338°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.19°
🪷 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 (24.1338°), declination -15.21°, EoT -14.45 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: 2020-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)