पञ्चाङ्ग — Pondicherry (Puducherry) · January 2, 3137 BCE

🪷 आज: होली — Holi (Phālguna Pūrṇimā)
Festival of colors; Holikā-dahana eve.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.20 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः।।12.20।।
"12.20 Verily those who love the spiritual wisdom as I have taught, whose faith never fails, and who concentrate their whole nature on Me, they indeed are My most beloved."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3079
Śaka Saṁvat: -3214
Bengali Saṁvat: -3729
Malayalam Era: -3960
Nanakshahi: -4605
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.03°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra134.48°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.48°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha330.85°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.52°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra318.82°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani286.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 12:15
Yamaganda15:06 – 16:32
Gulika Kāla07:58 – 09:24
Varjyam07:01 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:32 – 07:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:58 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:24 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:15 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:41 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:06 – 16:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:32 – 17:58 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:58 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:32 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:06 – 22:41 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:41 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:15 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:24 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:58 – 06:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-35
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-12830.73
Julian Day575634.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.8935°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)178.45°
🪷 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 (-47.8935°), declination -23.42°, EoT -4.15 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: -3136-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)