पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · April 23, 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 16.24 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।16.24।।
"16.24 Therefore whenever there is doubt whether thou shouldst do a thing or not, let the scriptures guide thy conduct. In the light of the scriptures shouldst thou labour the whole of thy life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.24'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.97°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra132.66°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala65.32°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha13.12°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.99°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra15.80°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani288.64°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:53 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:49 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:18 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:49 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 08 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 51 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:51 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:17
Vijaya Muhūrta15:10 – 16:07
Godhūli Muhūrta19:41 – 20:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:53 – 20:29
Amṛta Kāla19:38 – 21:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:03 – 12:49
Yamaganda16:21 – 18:07
Gulika Kāla07:31 – 09:17
Varjyam06:20 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:45 – 07:31 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:31 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:17 – 11:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:03 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:49 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:35 – 16:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:21 – 18:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala18:07 – 19:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:53 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg21:07 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:21 – 23:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:35 – 00:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:49 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:03 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:17 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:31 – 05:45 (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 Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870862.27
Julian Day2459327.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1507°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.95°
🪷 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 (24.1507°), declination 12.55°, EoT 1.60 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: 2021-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)