पञ्चाङ्ग — Pondicherry (Puducherry) · April 18, 563 BCE

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BG 1.7 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम।

नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते।।1.7।।
"1.7 Further, take note of all those captains who have ranged themselves on our side, O best of Spiritual Guides! The leaders of my army. I will name them for you." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya38.24°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra297.82°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala9.49°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha30.00°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati24.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra82.65°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani48.62°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:43 – 15:16
Yamaganda05:58 – 07:31
Gulika Kāla09:04 – 10:37
Varjyam06:29 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:58 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:31 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:04 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:37 – 12:10 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:10 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:43 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:16 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:49 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:22 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:49 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:16 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:43 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:10 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:37 – 03:04 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:04 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:31 – 05:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year2540
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)927429.27
Julian Day1515894.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-11.9321°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)259.58°
🪷 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 (-11.9321°), declination 10.15°, EoT 0.51 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: -0562-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)