पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · February 28, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.40 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।

स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।
"2.40 On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.31°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra297.16°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.19°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha293.93°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati75.80°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra271.00°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani209.01°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:32 – 12:00
Yamaganda14:55 – 16:23
Gulika Kāla07:36 – 09:04
Varjyam06:37 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:08 – 07:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:36 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:04 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:32 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:00 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:28 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:55 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:23 – 17:51 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:51 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:23 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:55 – 22:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:28 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:00 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:32 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:04 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:36 – 06:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868251.27
Julian Day2456716.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0508°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)343.49°
🪷 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 (24.0508°), declination -8.06°, EoT -13.22 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: 2014-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)