पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · December 21, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.66 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga🪷 Carama-Śloka · The Supreme Verse
सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज।अहं त्वा सर्वपापेभ्यो मोक्षयिष्यामि मा शुचः।।18.66।।
"18.66 Give up then thy earthly duties, surrender thyself to Me only. Do not be anxious; I will absolve thee from all thy sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.66's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.78°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra194.68°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala142.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha222.90°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.23°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra276.16°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani183.23°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:45 – 13:07
Yamaganda07:40 – 09:02
Gulika Kāla10:23 – 11:45
Varjyam06:46 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 Labha06:18 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:40 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:02 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:23 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:45 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:07 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:28 – 15:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:50 – 17:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:12 – 18:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:50 – 20:28 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:28 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:07 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:45 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:23 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:02 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:40 – 06:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867451.27
Julian Day2455916.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0202°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)312.05°
🪷 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 (24.0202°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.38 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: 2011-12-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)