पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · May 19, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.5 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम्।

यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः।।8.5।।
"8.5 Whosoever at the time of death thinks only of Me, and thinking thus leaves the body and goes forth, assuredly he will know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya34.37°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra163.04°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala349.54°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha9.64°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati34.20°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra29.59°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani323.92°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:03 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:30 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:31 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:12 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 27 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 32 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:00 – 04:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:46 – 05:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:18
Vijaya Muhūrta15:21 – 16:23
Godhūli Muhūrta20:18 – 20:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:30 – 21:09
Amṛta Kāla20:15 – 22:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla18:35 – 20:30
Yamaganda12:47 – 14:43
Gulika Kāla16:39 – 18:35
Varjyam05:42 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Udveg05:03 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:59 – 08:55 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:55 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:51 – 12:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:47 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:43 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga16:39 – 18:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg18:35 – 20:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha20:30 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga21:35 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg22:39 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:43 – 00:47 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:47 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:51 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:55 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:59 – 05:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871984.27
Julian Day2460449.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1936°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)127.35°
🪷 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 (24.1936°), declination 19.84°, EoT 3.65 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: 2024-05-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)