पञ्चाङ्ग — Pondicherry (Puducherry) · December 20, 3138 BCE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.7 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
तेषामहं समुद्धर्ता मृत्युसंसारसागरात्।भवामि नचिरात्पार्थ मय्यावेशितचेतसाम्।।12.7।।
"12.7 O Arjuna! I rescue them from the ocean of life and death, for their minds are fixed on Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3080
Śaka Saṁvat: -3215
Bengali Saṁvat: -3730
Malayalam Era: -3961
Nanakshahi: -4606
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya302.89°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra331.15°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala104.17°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha312.13°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati5.26°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra302.46°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani284.99°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:17 – 10:43
Yamaganda13:35 – 15:01
Gulika Kāla06:25 – 07:51
Varjyam06:54 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:25 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:51 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:17 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:43 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:09 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:35 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:01 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:27 – 17:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:52 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:27 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:01 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:35 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:09 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:43 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:17 – 04:51 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:51 – 06:25 (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 Time

Kali Year-35
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-12843.73
Julian Day575621.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.8940°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)28.26°
🪷 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 (-47.8940°), declination -22.59°, EoT 1.85 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: -3137-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)