पञ्चाङ्ग — Pondicherry (Puducherry) · February 26, 3102 BCE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.9 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अन्ये च बहवः शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः।

नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः।।1.9।।
"1.9 And many others, all ready to die for my sake; all armed, all skilled in war." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3044
Śaka Saṁvat: -3179
Bengali Saṁvat: -3694
Malayalam Era: -3925
Nanakshahi: -4570
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya10.33°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra107.33°KarkaĀśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala11.68°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha13.37°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati3.48°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra11.33°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani353.85°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:29 – 10:56
Yamaganda13:52 – 15:20
Gulika Kāla06:33 – 08:01
Varjyam07:02 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: undefined (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:33 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:01 – 09:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:29 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:56 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:24 – 13:52 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:52 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:20 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:48 – 18:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:16 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:48 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:20 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:52 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:24 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:56 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:29 – 05:01 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:01 – 06:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year1
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)8.27
Julian Day588473.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.4025°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)97.01°
🪷 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 (-47.4025°), declination -13.87°, EoT -13.55 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: -3101-02-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)