पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · May 21, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.16 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च।सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्।।13.16।।
"13.16 It is within all beings, yet outside; motionless yet moving; too subtle to be perceived; far away yet always near." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya36.13°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra160.42°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala28.30°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha46.76°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati57.29°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra49.82°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani192.28°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:01 – 16:39
Yamaganda08:25 – 10:04
Gulika Kāla11:43 – 13:22
Varjyam05:41 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:08 – 06:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:46 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:25 – 10:04 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:04 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:43 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:22 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:01 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:39 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:18 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:39 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:01 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:22 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:43 – 01:04 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:04 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:25 – 03:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:46 – 05:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867968.27
Julian Day2456433.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0400°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.17°
🪷 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 (24.0400°), declination 20.18°, EoT 3.54 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: 2013-05-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)