पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · August 11, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.6 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
न तद्भासयते सूर्यो न शशाङ्को न पावकः।यद्गत्वा न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।15.6।।
"15.6 Neither sun, moon, nor fire shines there. Those who go thither never come back. For, O Arjuna, that is my Celestial Home!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.04°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra261.59°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala70.87°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha124.43°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.64°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra112.39°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani168.88°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:28 – 15:05
Yamaganda05:24 – 07:01
Gulika Kāla08:38 – 10:15
Varjyam05:56 – 06:17
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: Śrīvatsa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:24 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:01 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:38 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:15 – 11:51 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:51 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:28 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:05 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:42 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:19 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:42 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:05 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:28 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:51 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:15 – 02:38 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:38 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:01 – 05:24 (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 Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867319.27
Julian Day2455784.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0152°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)147.85°
🪷 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 (24.0152°), declination 15.42°, EoT -4.91 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: 2011-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)