पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · January 22, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.18 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।

प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।
"9.18 I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the Witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.64°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra127.19°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala280.62°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha256.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.91°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra231.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani172.96°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:12 – 10:35
Yamaganda13:21 – 14:44
Gulika Kāla06:25 – 07:48
Varjyam06:53 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:25 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:48 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:12 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:35 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:58 – 13:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:21 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:44 – 16:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:08 – 17:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:31 – 19:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:08 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:44 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:21 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:58 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:35 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:12 – 04:48 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:48 – 06:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867118.27
Julian Day2455583.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0075°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)207.04°
🪷 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 (24.0075°), declination -19.79°, EoT -11.54 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: 2011-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)