पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · April 20, 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 16.21 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः।कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत्।।16.21।।
"16.21 The gates of hell are three: lust, wrath and avarice. They destroy the Self. Avoid them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.21'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.04°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra93.15°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala63.50°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha6.71°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.51°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra12.10°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani288.49°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:49 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:51 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:25 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 58 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 01 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:18
Vijaya Muhūrta15:09 – 16:05
Godhūli Muhūrta19:37 – 20:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:49 – 20:24
Amṛta Kāla19:34 – 21:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:19 – 18:04
Yamaganda09:20 – 11:05
Gulika Kāla12:50 – 14:34
Varjyam06:25 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:50 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:35 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:20 – 11:05 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:05 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:50 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:34 – 16:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:19 – 18:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga18:04 – 19:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:49 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha21:04 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:19 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:34 – 00:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:50 – 02:05 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:05 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:20 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:35 – 05:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870859.27
Julian Day2459324.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1505°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.82°
🪷 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 (24.1505°), declination 11.54°, EoT 0.97 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: 2021-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)