पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · November 2, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.25 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
नाहं प्रकाशः सर्वस्य योगमायासमावृतः।

मूढोऽयं नाभिजानाति लोको मामजमव्ययम्।।7.25।।
"7.25 I am not visible to all, for I am enveloped by the illusion of Phenomenon. This deluded world does not know Me as the Unborn and the Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya195.99°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra50.85°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala234.58°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha218.80°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.64°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra161.26°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani188.96°TulāSvātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:53
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:05 – 11:30
Yamaganda14:21 – 15:46
Gulika Kāla07:14 – 08:40
Varjyam06:17 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:49 – 07:14 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:14 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:40 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:05 – 11:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:30 – 12:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:55 – 14:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:21 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:46 – 17:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:11 – 18:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:46 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:21 – 21:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:55 – 23:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:30 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:05 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:40 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:14 – 05:49 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867768.27
Julian Day2456233.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0323°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)218.38°
🪷 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 (24.0323°), declination -14.82°, EoT 16.42 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: 2012-11-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)