पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · October 16, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.23 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः।न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम्।।16.23।।
"16.23 But he who neglects the commands of the scriptures, and follows the promptings of passion, he does not attain perfection, happiness or the final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.82°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra150.49°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala95.56°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha164.93°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati293.50°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra157.27°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani154.22°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:04 – 11:31
Yamaganda14:27 – 15:54
Gulika Kāla07:09 – 08:36
Varjyam06:10 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:41 – 07:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:09 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:36 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:04 – 11:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:31 – 12:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:59 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:27 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:54 – 17:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:22 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:54 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:27 – 21:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:59 – 23:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:31 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:04 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:36 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:09 – 05:41 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

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 Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866655.27
Julian Day2455120.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9898°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)333.41°
🪷 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 (23.9898°), declination -8.87°, EoT 15.05 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: 2009-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)