पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · January 1, 2021 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 12.14 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः।मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.14।।
"12.14 Always contented, self-centred, self-controlled, resolute, with mind and reason dedicated to Me, such a devotee of Mine is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.69°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra99.12°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala2.95°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha263.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati278.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra236.04°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani277.48°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:44 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:04 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:54 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:45 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:03 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 20 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 39 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:38 – 08:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā08:03 – 08:44
Abhijit Muhūrta12:38 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:04 – 17:25
Amṛta Kāla16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:38 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:52 – 12:54
Yamaganda14:59 – 16:02
Gulika Kāla09:47 – 10:49
Varjyam09:05 – 09:18
Dur Muhūrta 10:41 – 10:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala08:44 – 09:47 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha09:47 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:49 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:52 – 12:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:54 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:57 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:59 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:02 – 17:04 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:04 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:02 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:59 – 22:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:57 – 00:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:54 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:52 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:49 – 06:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga06:47 – 08:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870750.27
Julian Day2459215.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1464°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)202.70°
🪷 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 (24.1464°), declination -22.99°, EoT -3.71 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: 2021-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)