पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · December 29, 2023 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 4.11 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम्।

मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।4.11।।
"4.11 Howsoever men try to worship Me, so do I welcome them. By whatever path they travel, it leads to Me at last." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.85°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra96.12°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala240.65°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha238.94°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.42°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra214.50°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani308.89°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:44 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:01 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:43 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:09 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 16 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 43 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:38 – 08:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā08:03 – 08:44
Abhijit Muhūrta12:36 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta16:49 – 17:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:01 – 17:22
Amṛta Kāla16:46 – 18:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:36 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:51 – 12:53
Yamaganda14:57 – 15:59
Gulika Kāla09:47 – 10:49
Varjyam09:05 – 09:18
Dur Muhūrta 10:40 – 10:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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 Chala08:44 – 09:47 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha09:47 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:49 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:51 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:53 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:55 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:57 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:59 – 17:01 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:01 – 18:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:59 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:57 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:55 – 00:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:53 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:51 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:49 – 06:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga06:47 – 08:44 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871842.27
Julian Day2460307.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1881°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)205.77°
🪷 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 (24.1881°), declination -23.25°, EoT -2.35 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: 2023-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)