पञ्चाङ्ग — Pondicherry (Puducherry) · October 31, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.20 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव विद्ध्यनादी उभावपि।विकारांश्च गुणांश्चैव विद्धि प्रकृतिसंभवान्।।13.20।।
"13.20 Know thou further that Nature and God have no beginning; and that differences of character and quality have their origin in Nature only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.40°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra79.60°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala113.56°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha203.32°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.76°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra182.19°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani345.16°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:59 – 10:26
Yamaganda13:22 – 14:50
Gulika Kāla06:03 – 07:31
Varjyam06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:03 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:31 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:59 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:26 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:54 – 13:22 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:22 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:50 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:18 – 17:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:46 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:18 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:50 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:22 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:54 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:26 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:59 – 04:31 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:31 – 06:03 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872879.27
Julian Day2461344.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2278°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)243.49°
🪷 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 (24.2278°), declination -14.05°, EoT 16.45 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: 2026-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)