पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · August 12, 2008 CE

Also observed today

पवित्रोपना एकादशी · Pavitropanā Ekādaśī (Putradā)Vaishnava
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 4.2 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः।

स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप।।4.2।।

"4.2 The Divine Kings knew it, for it was their tradition. Then, after a long time, at last it was forgotten." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1415

Malayalam Era: 1184

Nanakshahi: 539

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	115.74°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	240.69°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	151.23°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	128.76°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	260.28°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	133.11°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शनि Śani	134.86°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1

Cuttack, Odisha — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 53 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 07 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:42 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:20 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:25 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:00 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:18 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla	18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:25 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:04 – 16:41
Yamaganda	08:38 – 10:15
Gulika Kāla	11:51 – 13:28
Varjyam	05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta	08:25 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:25 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:01 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:38 – 10:15 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:15 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:51 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:28 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:04 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:41 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:18 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:41 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:04 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:28 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:51 – 01:15 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:15 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:38 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:01 – 05:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 20.4625°

Longitude: 85.8828°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866225.27
Julian Day	2454690.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9733°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	123.88°

🪷 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 (23.9733°), declination 14.90°, EoT -4.74 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: 2008-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)