पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · January 18, 2028 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 6.19 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता।

योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः।।6.19।।
"6.19 The wise man who has conquered his mind and is absorbed in the Self is as a lamp which does not flicker, since it stands sheltered from every wind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.20°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra173.47°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala286.65°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha291.66°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati153.03°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra311.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani357.37°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:37 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:01 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:51 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:54 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 47 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 12 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:27 – 08:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:53 – 08:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:43 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:43 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:13 – 16:19
Yamaganda10:49 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla13:01 – 14:07
Varjyam08:59 – 09:13
Dur Muhūrta 10:40 – 10:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 Roga08:37 – 09:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg09:43 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:49 – 11:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:55 – 13:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta13:01 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:07 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:13 – 16:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:19 – 17:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:25 – 19:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:19 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:13 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:07 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala01:01 – 02:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:55 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:49 – 06:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla06:43 – 08:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873323.27
Julian Day2461788.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2448°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)256.92°
🪷 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 (24.2448°), declination -20.67°, EoT -10.35 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: 2028-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)