पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · March 10, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.19 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्य

मनन्तबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रम्

स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम्।।11.19।।
"11.19 Without beginning, without middle and without end, infinite in power, Thine arms all-embracing, the sun and moon Thine eyes, Thy face beaming with the fire of sacrifice, flooding the whole universe with light." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya325.59°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra302.84°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala334.07°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha314.67°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati44.25°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra320.73°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani196.92°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:26 – 17:55
Yamaganda11:57 – 13:27
Gulika Kāla14:56 – 16:26
Varjyam06:30 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:00 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:29 – 08:59 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:59 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:28 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:57 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:27 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:56 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:26 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:55 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:26 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:56 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:27 – 23:57 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:57 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:28 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:59 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:29 – 06:00 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867896.27
Julian Day2456361.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0372°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.84°
🪷 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 (24.0372°), declination -4.11°, EoT -11.02 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: 2013-03-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)