पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · February 22, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.7 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga🪷 Sambhavāmi Yuge Yuge · Krishna's avatāra-anchor
यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत।

अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदाऽऽत्मानं सृजाम्यहम्।।4.7।।
"4.7 Whenever spirituality decays and materialism is rampant, then, O Arjuna, I reincarnate Myself!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya308.74°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra290.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala249.45°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha316.47°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra352.07°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani273.19°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:48 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:05 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:07 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:38 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:24 – 07:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:55 – 07:48
Abhijit Muhūrta12:44 – 13:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:50 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:44 – 01:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:26 – 11:46
Yamaganda14:24 – 15:43
Gulika Kāla07:48 – 09:07
Varjyam08:15 – 08:31
Dur Muhūrta 10:16 – 10:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:48 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha09:07 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:26 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:46 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala13:05 – 14:24 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:24 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:43 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:02 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:21 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:02 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:43 – 23:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:24 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga01:05 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:46 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:26 – 06:07 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha06:07 – 07:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870436.27
Julian Day2458901.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1344°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.48°
🪷 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 (24.1344°), declination -10.45°, EoT -14.08 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: 2020-02-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)