पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · January 12, 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 4.25 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते।

ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति।।4.25।।
"4.25 Some sages sacrifice to the Powers; others offer themselves on the alter of the Eternal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.12°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra274.63°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala251.07°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha243.22°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.66°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra231.57°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani310.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:41 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:59 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:05 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:52 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 34 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 25 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:33 – 08:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:59 – 08:41
Abhijit Muhūrta12:42 – 13:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:42 – 01:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:55 – 12:59
Yamaganda15:08 – 16:12
Gulika Kāla09:46 – 10:50
Varjyam09:03 – 09:17
Dur Muhūrta 10:42 – 10:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
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 Chala08:41 – 09:46 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha09:46 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:50 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:55 – 12:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:59 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:03 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:08 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:12 – 17:16 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:16 – 19:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:12 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:08 – 23:03 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:03 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:59 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:55 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:50 – 06:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga06:46 – 08:41 (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)1871856.27
Julian Day2460321.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1887°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.59°
🪷 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 (24.1887°), declination -21.75°, EoT -8.27 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: 2024-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)