पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · August 13, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.6 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्।सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ।।14.6।।
"14.6 O Sinless One! Of these, Purity, being luminous, strong and invulnerable, binds one by its yearning for happiness and illumination." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya116.45°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra17.13°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala57.66°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha141.10°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.65°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra79.76°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani146.45°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:28 – 15:04
Yamaganda05:25 – 07:01
Gulika Kāla08:38 – 10:14
Varjyam05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:25 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:01 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:38 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:14 – 11:51 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:51 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:28 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:04 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:41 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:17 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:41 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:04 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:28 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:51 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:14 – 02:38 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:38 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:01 – 05:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 20.4625°
Longitude: 85.8828°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866591.27
Julian Day2455056.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9873°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)264.06°
🪷 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 (23.9873°), declination 14.67°, EoT -4.56 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: 2009-08-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)