पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · January 16, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.44 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन।

नरकेऽनियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम।।1.44।।
"1.44 The wise say, my Lord, that they are forever lost, whose ancient traditions are lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.77°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra89.97°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.57°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha282.74°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.40°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra264.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani207.28°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:19 – 14:42
Yamaganda06:25 – 07:48
Gulika Kāla09:11 – 10:33
Varjyam06:53 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:25 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:48 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:11 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:33 – 11:56 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:56 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:19 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:42 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:04 – 17:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:27 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:04 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:42 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:19 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:56 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:33 – 03:11 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:11 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:48 – 06:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868208.27
Julian Day2456673.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0492°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)179.09°
🪷 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 (24.0492°), declination -20.98°, EoT -9.69 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: 2014-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)