पञ्चाङ्ग — Pune, Maharashtra · March 16, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.52 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विविक्तसेवी लघ्वाशी यतवाक्कायमानसः।ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः।।18.52।।
"18.52 Enjoying solitude, abstemiousness, his body, mind and speech under perfect control, absorbed in meditation, he becomes free - always filled with the spirit of renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya331.47°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra340.77°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.65°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha321.23°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.43°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra329.14°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani14.21°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:20 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:20 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:14 – 12:44
Yamaganda15:45 – 17:15
Gulika Kāla08:13 – 09:43
Varjyam07:13 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:43 – 08:13 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:13 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:43 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:14 – 12:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:44 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:14 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:45 – 17:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:15 – 18:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:45 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:15 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:45 – 23:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:14 – 00:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:44 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:14 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:43 – 05:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:13 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 18.5204°
Longitude: 73.8567°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 560 m

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 Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873746.27
Julian Day2462211.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2610°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.34°
🪷 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 (24.2610°), declination -1.70°, EoT -9.36 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: 2029-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)