पञ्चाङ्ग — Pondicherry (Puducherry) · March 29, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कामदा एकादशी — Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Fulfills righteous desires; removes brahma-hatyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.13 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
त्रिभिर्गुणमयैर्भावैरेभिः सर्वमिदं जगत्।

मोहितं नाभिजानाति मामेभ्यः परमव्ययम्।।7.13।।
"7.13 The inhabitants of the world, misled by those natures which the Qualities have engendered, know not that I am higher than them all, and that I do not change." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya344.15°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra115.51°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala326.17°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha316.92°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.21°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra3.43°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani341.04°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:51 – 18:22
Yamaganda12:16 – 13:48
Gulika Kāla15:19 – 16:51
Varjyam06:40 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 Udveg06:10 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:41 – 09:13 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:13 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:45 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:16 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:48 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:19 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:51 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:22 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:51 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:19 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:48 – 00:16 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:16 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:45 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:13 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:41 – 06:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872663.27
Julian Day2461128.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2195°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.09°
🪷 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 (24.2195°), declination 3.32°, EoT -5.30 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: 2026-03-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)