पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · December 28, 2011 CE

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धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.73 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचनष्टो मोहः स्मृतिर्लब्धा त्वत्प्रसादान्मयाच्युत।स्थितोऽस्मि गतसन्देहः करिष्ये वचनं तव।।18.73।।

"18.73 Arjuna replied: My Lord! O Immutable One! My delusion has fled. By Thy Grace, O Changeless One, the light has dawned. My doubts are gone, and I stand before Thee ready to do Thy will."" — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	251.91°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
चन्द्र Candra	293.69°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	144.87°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	230.42°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	6.20°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra	284.78°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
शनि Śani	183.74°	Tulā	Citrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 53 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 06 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:54 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:27 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:15 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla	17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:48 – 13:10
Yamaganda	07:43 – 09:05
Gulika Kāla	10:27 – 11:48
Varjyam	06:49 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta	08:54 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:21 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:43 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:05 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:27 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:48 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:10 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:32 – 15:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:54 – 17:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:15 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:54 – 20:32 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:32 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:10 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:48 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:27 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:05 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:43 – 06:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 20.4625°

Longitude: 85.8828°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867458.27
Julian Day	2455923.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0205°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	42.46°

🪷 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 (24.0205°), declination -23.30°, EoT -1.89 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: 2011-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)