पञ्चाङ्ग — Pondicherry (Puducherry) · June 7, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.76 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम्।केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः।।18.76।।
"18.76 O King! The more I think of that marvellous and holy discourse, the more I lose myself in joy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.76's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya52.36°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra185.07°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala119.70°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha61.49°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati65.08°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra6.26°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani336.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:57 – 10:33
Yamaganda13:45 – 15:21
Gulika Kāla05:45 – 07:21
Varjyam06:17 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:45 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:21 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:57 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:33 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:09 – 13:45 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:45 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:21 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:57 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:33 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:57 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:21 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:45 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:09 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:33 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:57 – 04:21 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:21 – 05:45 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872368.27
Julian Day2460833.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2083°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.07°
🪷 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 (24.2083°), declination 22.76°, EoT 1.37 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: 2025-06-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)