पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · April 29, 2012 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.71 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः।

निर्ममो निरहंकारः स शांतिमधिगच्छति।।2.71।।

"2.71 He attains Peace who, giving up desire, moves through the world without aspiration, possessing nothing which he can call his own, and free from pride." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.71's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1419

Malayalam Era: 1188

Nanakshahi: 543

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	15.11°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	100.69°	Karka	Puṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	130.74°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	349.76°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	25.50°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	55.15°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani	180.91°	Tulā	Citrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 51 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 08 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:35 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:14 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:52 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:10 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla	17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:33 – 18:10
Yamaganda	11:44 – 13:20
Gulika Kāla	14:57 – 16:33
Varjyam	05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta	08:18 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:18 – 06:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:54 – 08:31 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:31 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:07 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:44 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:20 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:57 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:33 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:10 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:33 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:57 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:20 – 23:44 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:44 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:07 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:31 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:54 – 05:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 20.4625°

Longitude: 85.8828°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867581.27
Julian Day	2456046.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0252°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	89.48°

🪷 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 (24.0252°), declination 14.54°, EoT 2.64 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: 2012-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)