पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · September 25, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.31 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।

धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।
"2.31 Thou must look at thy duty. Nothing can be more welcome to a soldier than a righteous war. Therefore to waver in this resolve is unworthy, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya157.55°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra276.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala174.06°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha139.80°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.71°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra114.93°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani307.71°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:12 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:04 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:17 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:17 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:10 – 09:40
Yamaganda11:11 – 12:41
Gulika Kāla14:12 – 15:42
Varjyam07:10 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:40 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:10 – 09:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:40 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:11 – 12:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:41 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:12 – 15:42 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:42 – 17:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:13 – 18:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:43 – 20:13 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:13 – 21:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:42 – 23:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:12 – 00:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:41 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:11 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:40 – 05:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:10 – 06:40 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871747.27
Julian Day2460212.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1845°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)122.11°
🪷 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 (24.1845°), declination -0.69°, EoT 9.15 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: 2023-09-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)