पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · October 19, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.2 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचत्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा।सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां श्रृणु।।17.2।।
"17.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Man has an inherent faith in one or another of the Qualities -Purity, Passion and Ignorance. Now listen." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya181.80°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra191.93°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.06°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha169.93°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati293.54°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra160.99°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani154.57°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 11:54
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 23:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:09 – 08:37
Yamaganda10:04 – 11:31
Gulika Kāla12:58 – 14:25
Varjyam06:11 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:42 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:09 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:37 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:04 – 11:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:31 – 12:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:58 – 14:25 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:25 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:52 – 17:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:19 – 18:52 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:52 – 20:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:25 – 21:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:58 – 23:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:31 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:04 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:37 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:09 – 05:42 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866658.27
Julian Day2455123.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9899°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.05°
🪷 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 (23.9899°), declination -9.96°, EoT 15.55 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: 2009-10-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)