पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · December 18, 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 14.4 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तयः सम्भवन्ति याः।तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिरहं बीजप्रदः पिता।।14.4।।
"14.4 O illustrious son of Kunti! Through whatever wombs men are born, it is the Spirit Itself that conceives, and I am their Father." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.4'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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.40°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra96.53°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.78°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha222.10°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.65°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra287.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani319.50°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:40 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:55 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:22 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:47 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 15 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 44 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:34 – 08:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:59 – 08:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:31 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta16:43 – 17:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:55 – 17:16
Amṛta Kāla16:40 – 18:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:31 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:48 – 13:50
Yamaganda09:42 – 10:44
Gulika Kāla11:46 – 12:48
Varjyam09:01 – 09:14
Dur Muhūrta 10:36 – 10:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha08:40 – 09:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:42 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:44 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:46 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:48 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:50 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:52 – 15:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:53 – 16:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:55 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:53 – 20:52 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:52 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:50 – 00:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:48 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:46 – 04:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:44 – 06:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:42 – 08:40 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872197.27
Julian Day2460662.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2017°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)214.98°
🪷 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 (24.2017°), declination -23.39°, EoT 2.79 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: 2024-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)