पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · August 19, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.14 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः।प्राणापानसमायुक्तः पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम्।।15.14।।
"15.14 Becoming the fire of life, I pass into their bodies and, uniting with the vital streams of Prana and Apana, I digest the various kinds of food." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.72°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra0.25°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala76.13°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha118.05°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.03°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra122.28°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani169.61°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:14 – 11:50
Yamaganda15:01 – 16:37
Gulika Kāla07:02 – 08:38
Varjyam05:58 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:26 – 07:02 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:02 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:38 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:14 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:50 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:26 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:01 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:37 – 18:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:13 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:37 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:01 – 22:26 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:26 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:50 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:14 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:38 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:02 – 05:26 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867327.27
Julian Day2455792.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0155°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)241.95°
🪷 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 (24.0155°), declination 12.94°, EoT -3.29 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: 2011-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)