पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · January 21, 2023 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.8 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम्।प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत।।14.8।।

"14.8 But Ignorance, the product of darkness, stupefies the senses in all embodied beings, binding them by chains of folly, indolence and lethargy." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	276.54°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	264.65°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	44.08°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	253.94°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	339.94°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	297.97°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani	300.48°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	08:34 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:29 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	13:02 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:01 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:28 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	8 Hours 54 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	15 Hours 05 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	07:23 – 07:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	07:50 – 08:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:44 – 13:20
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:31 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:29 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla	17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:44 – 01:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:48 – 11:55
Yamaganda	14:09 – 15:16
Gulika Kāla	08:34 – 09:41
Varjyam	08:57 – 09:11
Dur Muhūrta	10:39 – 10:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	08:34 – 09:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	09:41 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	10:48 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	11:55 – 13:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	13:02 – 14:09 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	14:09 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:16 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:22 – 17:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:29 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:22 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:16 – 23:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	23:09 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	01:02 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	02:55 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	04:48 – 06:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	06:41 – 08:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 48.8566°

Longitude: 2.3522°

Timezone: UTC+1

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871500.27
Julian Day	2459965.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1751°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	348.44°

🪷 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 (24.1751°), declination -19.99°, EoT -11.26 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: 2023-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)