पञ्चाङ्ग — Pune, Maharashtra · March 18, 2016 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.16 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।

अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।

"3.16 Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	333.80°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	92.17°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	219.67°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
बुध Budha	327.96°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	142.28°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	312.67°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani	232.07°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2

Pune, Maharashtra — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 04 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 55 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:04 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:41 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:19 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:44 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:46 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla	18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:19 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:13 – 12:43
Yamaganda	15:45 – 17:15
Gulika Kāla	08:12 – 09:42
Varjyam	07:11 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta	09:30 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:41 – 08:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:12 – 09:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:42 – 11:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	11:13 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:43 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	14:14 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:45 – 17:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:15 – 18:46 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:46 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:15 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:45 – 23:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	23:14 – 00:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:43 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	02:13 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:42 – 05:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:12 – 06:41 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 18.5204°

Longitude: 73.8567°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 560 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869000.27
Julian Day	2457465.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0794°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	116.03°

🪷 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 (24.0794°), declination -0.84°, EoT -8.76 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: 2016-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)