पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · January 10, 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 4.23 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
गतसङ्गस्य मुक्तस्य ज्ञानावस्थितचेतसः।

यज्ञायाचरतः कर्म समग्रं प्रविलीयते।।4.23।।
"4.23 He who is without attachment, free, his mind centered in wisdom, his actions, being done as a sacrifice, leave no trace behind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.23'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra245.59°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala249.58°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha241.37°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.58°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra229.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani310.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:42 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:58 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:35 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:46 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 31 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 28 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:34 – 08:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā08:00 – 08:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:41 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:41 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:58 – 14:02
Yamaganda09:46 – 10:50
Gulika Kāla11:54 – 12:58
Varjyam09:04 – 09:17
Dur Muhūrta 10:42 – 10:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha08:42 – 09:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:46 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:50 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:54 – 12:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:58 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:02 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:06 – 16:10 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:10 – 17:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:14 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:10 – 21:06 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:06 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:02 – 00:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:58 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:54 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:50 – 06:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:46 – 08:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871854.27
Julian Day2460319.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1886°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.90°
🪷 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 (24.1886°), declination -22.05°, EoT -7.50 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: 2024-01-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)