पञ्चाङ्ग — Pondicherry (Puducherry) · May 7, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.74 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाचइत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः।संवादमिममश्रौषमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम्।।18.74।।
"18.74 Sanjaya told: "Thus have I heard this rare, wonderful and soul-stirring discourse of the Lord Shri Krishna and the great-souled Arjuna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.74's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya22.05°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra29.80°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala122.76°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha31.13°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.41°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra355.89°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani357.11°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:33 – 12:07
Yamaganda15:16 – 16:51
Gulika Kāla07:24 – 08:58
Varjyam06:21 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:49 – 07:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:24 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:58 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:33 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:07 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:42 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:16 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:51 – 18:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:25 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:51 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:16 – 22:42 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:42 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:07 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:33 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:58 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:24 – 05:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873067.27
Julian Day2461532.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2350°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.24°
🪷 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 (24.2350°), declination 16.71°, EoT 3.51 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: 2027-05-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)