पञ्चाङ्ग — Pondicherry (Puducherry) · August 1, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.17 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्।

केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया।।10.17।।
"10.17 O Master! How shall I, by constant meditation, know Thee? My Lord! What are Thy various manifestations through which I am to mediate on Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya105.10°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra64.51°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.11°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha128.95°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.22°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra120.49°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani324.48°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:52 – 15:26
Yamaganda05:58 – 07:32
Gulika Kāla09:07 – 10:42
Varjyam06:29 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:58 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:32 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:07 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:42 – 12:17 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:17 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:52 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:26 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:01 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:36 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:01 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:26 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:52 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:17 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:42 – 03:07 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:07 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:32 – 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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872058.27
Julian Day2460523.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1964°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)319.20°
🪷 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 (24.1964°), declination 17.93°, EoT -6.02 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: 2024-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)