पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · January 31, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.2 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।

तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।
"5.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Renunciation of action and the path of right action both lead to the highest; of the two, right action is the better." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.45°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra164.14°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala265.42°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha267.74°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.02°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra254.94°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani312.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:23 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:04 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:06 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:43 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 21 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 38 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:09 – 07:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:37 – 08:23
Abhijit Muhūrta12:45 – 13:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:45 – 01:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:04 – 14:14
Yamaganda09:34 – 10:44
Gulika Kāla11:54 – 13:04
Varjyam08:47 – 09:02
Dur Muhūrta 10:34 – 10:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha08:23 – 09:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:34 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:44 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:54 – 13:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga13:04 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:14 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:24 – 16:35 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:35 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:45 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:35 – 21:24 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:24 – 23:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:14 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla01:04 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:54 – 04:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:44 – 06:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:34 – 08:23 (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)1871875.27
Julian Day2460340.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1894°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)241.34°
🪷 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 (24.1894°), declination -17.57°, EoT -13.53 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: 2024-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)