पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · November 18, 1977 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.36 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच
अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।
अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।
अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।
अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।
"3.36 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Tell me, what is it that drives a man to sin, even against his will and as if by compulsion?" — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2034 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1899 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1384
Malayalam Era: 1153
Nanakshahi: 508
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Dhruva |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Viṣṭi |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 212.04° | Vṛścika | Viśākhā P4 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 303.66° | Kumbha | Dhaniṣṭhā P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 104.70° | Karka | Puṣya P4 |
| बुध Budha | 229.12° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 71.36° | Mithuna | Ārdrā P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 196.66° | Tulā | Svātī P3 |
| शनि Śani | 126.44° | Siṃha | Maghā P2 |
☀️ Cuttack, Odisha — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:58 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:06 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:32 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 11:55 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 23:22 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 11 Hours 08 Mins 01 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 12 Hours 51 Mins 59 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:29 – 05:14 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:03 – 05:58 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:10 – 11:55 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:24 – 14:08 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:54 – 17:18 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:06 – 17:34 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:51 – 18:36 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:10 – 23:55 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 10:09 – 11:32 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 14:19 – 15:43 |
| Gulika Kāla | 07:22 – 08:45 |
| Varjyam | 06:26 – 06:44 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:34 – 08:56 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Tropical Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Tropical Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Chala | 05:58 – 07:22 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 07:22 – 08:45 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 08:45 – 10:09 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 10:09 – 11:32 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 11:32 – 12:56 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 12:56 – 14:19 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 14:19 – 15:43 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 15:43 – 17:06 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 17:06 – 18:43 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 18:43 – 20:19 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 20:19 – 21:56 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 21:56 – 23:32 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 23:32 – 01:09 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 01:09 – 02:45 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 02:45 – 04:22 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 04:22 – 05:58 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 20.4625°
Longitude: 85.8828°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5079 · Kali-5079 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1855000.27 · 5078.8 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2443465.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.5440° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 88.51° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 8/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (23.5440°) · declination -19.15° · EoT 14.21 min · city civil-time localizationLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:1977-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)