पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · January 18, 2021 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 13.11 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
मयि चानन्ययोगेन भक्ितरव्यभिचारिणी।विविक्तदेशसेवित्वमरतिर्जनसंसदि।।13.11।।
"13.11 Unswerving devotion to Me, by concentration on Me and Me alone, a love for solitude, indifference to social life;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya274.01°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra332.76°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala10.92°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha290.75°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati282.60°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra257.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani279.47°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:36 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:01 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:58 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:54 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 48 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 11 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:26 – 08:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:52 – 08:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:43 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:43 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:43 – 10:49
Yamaganda11:55 – 13:01
Gulika Kāla14:07 – 15:13
Varjyam08:59 – 09:13
Dur Muhūrta 10:40 – 10:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta08:36 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla09:43 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:49 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:55 – 13:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg13:01 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:07 – 15:13 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:13 – 16:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:19 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:25 – 19:19 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:19 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:13 – 23:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:07 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha01:01 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:55 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:49 – 06:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala06:43 – 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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870767.27
Julian Day2459232.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1470°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)59.47°
🪷 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 (24.1470°), declination -20.53°, EoT -10.35 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: 2021-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)