पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · January 25, 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 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।
"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.18'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra56.60°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala14.48°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha299.38°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati284.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra266.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani280.31°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:30 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:03 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:03 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:06 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 06 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 53 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:17 – 07:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:44 – 08:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:45 – 13:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:45 – 01:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:38 – 10:46
Yamaganda11:55 – 13:03
Gulika Kāla14:11 – 15:20
Varjyam08:52 – 09:07
Dur Muhūrta 10:37 – 10:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta08:30 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla09:38 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:46 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:55 – 13:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg13:03 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:11 – 15:20 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:20 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:28 – 17:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:36 – 19:28 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:28 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:20 – 23:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:11 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha01:03 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:55 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:46 – 06:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala06:38 – 08:30 (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)1870774.27
Julian Day2459239.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1473°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)134.79°
🪷 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 (24.1473°), declination -18.95°, EoT -12.31 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: 2021-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)