पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · October 8, 2013 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.22 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम्।अतत्त्वार्थवदल्पं च तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.22।।

"18.22 But that which clings blindly to one idea as if it were all, without logic, truth or insight, that has its origin in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	170.88°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	209.25°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	121.32°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
बुध Budha	195.96°	Tulā	Svātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	84.44°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	216.13°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शनि Śani	196.47°	Tulā	Svātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 49 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 10 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:04 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:39 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:10 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:31 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:28 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla	17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:10 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:31 – 15:59
Yamaganda	08:36 – 10:05
Gulika Kāla	11:33 – 13:02
Varjyam	06:08 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:24 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:38 – 07:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:07 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:36 – 10:05 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:05 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:33 – 13:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:02 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:31 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:59 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:28 – 18:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:59 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:31 – 22:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:02 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:33 – 01:05 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:05 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:36 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:07 – 05:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 20.4625°

Longitude: 85.8828°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868108.27
Julian Day	2456573.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0453°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	37.43°

🪷 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 (24.0453°), declination -5.88°, EoT 13.23 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: 2013-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)