पञ्चाङ्ग — Pondicherry (Puducherry) · April 17, 563 BCE

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BG 1.6 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
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सौभद्रो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्व एव महारथाः।।1.6।।
"1.6 Yudhamanyu, Uttamouja, Soubhadra and the sons of Droupadi, famous men." — Shri Purohit Swami
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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -505
Śaka Saṁvat: -640
Bengali Saṁvat: -1155
Malayalam Era: -1386
Nanakshahi: -2031
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya37.28°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra283.85°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala8.71°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha30.81°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati24.40°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra81.52°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani48.49°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3

Pondicherry (Puducherry) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:11 – 13:43
Yamaganda07:32 – 09:05
Gulika Kāla10:38 – 12:11
Varjyam06:30 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:59 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:32 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:05 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:38 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:11 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:43 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:16 – 16:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:49 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:22 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:49 – 21:16 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:16 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:43 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:11 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:38 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:05 – 04:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:32 – 05:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.9416°
Longitude: 79.8083°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

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 Year2540
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)927428.27
Julian Day1515893.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-11.9322°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)246.56°
🪷 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 (-11.9322°), declination 9.80°, EoT 0.26 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: -0562-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)