पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · September 12, 2013 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.24 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

तस्मादोमित्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः।प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ताः सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम्।।17.24।।

"17.24 Therefore all acts of sacrifice, gifts and austerities, prescribed by the scriptures, are always begun by those who understand the Spirit with the word Om." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	145.41°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra	226.63°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	105.28°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	160.19°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	81.21°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	186.69°	Tulā	Svātī P1
शनि Śani	193.80°	Tulā	Svātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 19 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 40 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:54 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:31 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:17 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:45 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:52 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla	17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:17 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:15 – 14:47
Yamaganda	05:32 – 07:05
Gulika Kāla	08:37 – 10:10
Varjyam	06:03 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta	08:25 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:32 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:05 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:37 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:10 – 11:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:42 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:15 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:47 – 16:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:19 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:52 – 19:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:19 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:47 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:15 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:42 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:10 – 02:37 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:37 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:05 – 05:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 20.4625°

Longitude: 85.8828°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868082.27
Julian Day	2456547.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0443°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	82.52°

🪷 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 (24.0443°), declination 4.18°, EoT 4.38 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: 2013-09-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)