पञ्चाङ्ग — Pondicherry (Puducherry) · May 1, 2029 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 1.20 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अथ व्यवस्थितान् दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान्कपिध्वजः।

प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसंपाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः।।1.20।।
"1.20 Then beholding the sons of Dhritarashtra, drawn up on the battle- field, ready to fight, Arjuna, whose flag bore the Hanuman," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.70°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra232.69°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.35°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha32.18°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.95°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra26.12°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani19.75°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:16 – 16:50
Yamaganda09:00 – 10:34
Gulika Kāla12:08 – 13:42
Varjyam06:23 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:51 – 07:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:25 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:00 – 10:34 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:34 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:08 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:42 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:16 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:50 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:24 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:50 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:16 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:42 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:08 – 01:34 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:34 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:00 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:25 – 05:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873792.27
Julian Day2462257.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2627°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)214.69°
🪷 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 (24.2627°), declination 15.11°, EoT 2.92 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: 2029-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)