पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · January 20, 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 13.13 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्ञेयं यत्तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वाऽमृतमश्नुते।

अनादिमत्परं ब्रह्म न सत्तन्नासदुच्यते।।13.13।।
"13.13 I will speak to thee now of that great Truth which man ought to know, since by its means he will win immortal bliss - that which is without beginning, the Eternal Spirit which dwells in Me, neither with form, nor yet without it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.13'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.05°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra357.04°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala11.92°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha293.58°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati283.07°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra259.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani279.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:35 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:02 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:44 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:07 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 53 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 06 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:24 – 07:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:50 – 08:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:44 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta00:44 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:02 – 14:08
Yamaganda09:41 – 10:48
Gulika Kāla11:55 – 13:02
Varjyam08:57 – 09:11
Dur Muhūrta 10:39 – 10:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha08:35 – 09:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:41 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:48 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:55 – 13:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga13:02 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:08 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:15 – 16:22 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:22 – 17:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:28 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:22 – 21:15 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:15 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:08 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla01:02 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:55 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:48 – 06:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:41 – 08:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870769.27
Julian Day2459234.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1471°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)81.13°
🪷 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 (24.1471°), declination -20.11°, 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: 2021-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)