पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · January 8, 2024 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 4.21 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
निराशीर्यतचित्तात्मा त्यक्तसर्वपरिग्रहः।

शारीरं केवलं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम्।।4.21।।
"4.21 Expecting nothing, his mind and personality controlled, without greed, doing bodily actions only; though he acts, yet he remains untainted." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.04°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra217.97°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala248.08°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha239.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.52°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra226.68°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani309.80°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:43 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:57 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:35 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:19 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 28 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 31 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:36 – 08:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā08:01 – 08:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:40 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:40 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:47 – 10:50
Yamaganda11:54 – 12:57
Gulika Kāla14:01 – 15:04
Varjyam09:04 – 09:18
Dur Muhūrta 10:42 – 10:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta08:43 – 09:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla09:47 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:50 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:54 – 12:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:57 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:01 – 15:04 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:04 – 16:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:08 – 17:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:11 – 19:08 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:08 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:04 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:01 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:57 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:54 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:50 – 06:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala06:47 – 08:43 (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)1871852.27
Julian Day2460317.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1885°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.67°
🪷 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 (24.1885°), declination -22.33°, EoT -6.70 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: 2024-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)