पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · December 17, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.13 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः सन्तो मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषैः।

भुञ्जते ते त्वघं पापा ये पचन्त्यात्मकारणात्।।3.13।।
"3.13 The sages who enjoy the food that remains after the sacrifice is made are freed from all sin; but the selfish who spread their feast only for themselves feed on sin only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.15°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra37.95°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.08°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha250.78°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.64°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra271.91°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani286.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:40 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:55 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:29 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:01 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 15 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 44 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:33 – 08:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:58 – 08:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:31 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta16:43 – 17:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:55 – 17:16
Amṛta Kāla16:40 – 18:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:31 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:45 – 12:47
Yamaganda14:51 – 15:53
Gulika Kāla09:41 – 10:43
Varjyam09:00 – 09:13
Dur Muhūrta 10:35 – 10:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala08:40 – 09:41 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha09:41 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:43 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:45 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:47 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:49 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:51 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:53 – 16:55 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:55 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:53 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:51 – 22:49 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:49 – 00:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:47 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:45 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:43 – 06:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga06:41 – 08:40 (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 Caturdaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871100.27
Julian Day2459565.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1598°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)156.03°
🪷 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 (24.1598°), declination -23.35°, EoT 3.25 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: 2021-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)