पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · October 15, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.29 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
बुद्धेर्भेदं धृतेश्चैव गुणतस्त्रिविधं श्रृणु।प्रोच्यमानमशेषेण पृथक्त्वेन धनञ्जय।।18.29।।
"18.29 Reason and conviction are threefold, according to the Quality which is dominant. I will explain them fully and severally, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.29'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya177.80°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra308.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala125.53°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha202.11°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.01°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra223.78°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani197.27°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:27 – 15:55
Yamaganda08:36 – 10:04
Gulika Kāla11:32 – 12:59
Varjyam06:10 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:41 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:09 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:36 – 10:04 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:04 – 11:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:32 – 12:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:59 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:27 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:55 – 17:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:22 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:55 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:27 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:59 – 23:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:32 – 01:04 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:04 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:36 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:09 – 05:41 (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)1868115.27
Julian Day2456580.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0456°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.01°
🪷 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 (24.0456°), declination -8.51°, EoT 14.86 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: 2013-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)