पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · April 16, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.17 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः।यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम्।।16.17।।
"16.17 Self-conceited, stubborn, rich, proud and insolent, they make a display of their patronage, disregarding the rules of decency." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.13°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra44.86°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala61.08°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha358.32°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.83°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra7.15°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani288.27°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:43 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:48 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:35 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 45 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 14 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:18
Vijaya Muhūrta15:08 – 16:03
Godhūli Muhūrta19:31 – 19:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:43 – 20:17
Amṛta Kāla19:28 – 21:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:07 – 12:51
Yamaganda16:17 – 18:00
Gulika Kāla07:41 – 09:24
Varjyam06:32 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:58 – 07:41 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:41 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:24 – 11:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:07 – 12:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:51 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:34 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:17 – 18:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala18:00 – 19:43 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:43 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg21:00 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:17 – 23:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:34 – 00:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:51 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:07 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:24 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:41 – 05:58 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870855.27
Julian Day2459320.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1504°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)46.37°
🪷 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 (24.1504°), declination 10.14°, EoT 0.02 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: 2021-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)