पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · October 7, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.19 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः।परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.19।।
"17.19 Austerity done under delusion, and accompanied with sorcery or torture to oneself or another, may be assumed to spring from Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya169.41°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra293.55°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala106.54°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha175.27°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.96°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra183.10°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani175.06°KanyāCitrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:05 – 11:34
Yamaganda14:31 – 16:00
Gulika Kāla07:07 – 08:36
Varjyam06:08 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:38 – 07:07 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:07 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:36 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:05 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:34 – 13:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:02 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:31 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:00 – 17:29 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:29 – 19:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:00 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:31 – 22:02 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:02 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:34 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:05 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:36 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:07 – 05:38 (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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867376.27
Julian Day2455841.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0173°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.98°
🪷 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 (24.0173°), declination -5.30°, EoT 12.96 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: 2011-10-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)