पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · April 19, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.18 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन।

न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्िचदर्थव्यपाश्रयः।।3.18।।
"3.18 He has nothing to gain by the performance or non-performance of action. His welfare depends not on any contribution that an earthly creature can make." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.86°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra231.58°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala170.78°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha356.72°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati78.60°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra320.07°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani207.30°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:36 – 10:11
Yamaganda13:21 – 14:56
Gulika Kāla05:25 – 07:00
Varjyam05:57 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Kāla05:25 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:00 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:36 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:11 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:46 – 13:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:21 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:56 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:31 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:06 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:31 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:56 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:21 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:46 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:11 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:36 – 04:00 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:00 – 05:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868301.27
Julian Day2456766.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0527°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.49°
🪷 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 (24.0527°), declination 11.09°, EoT 0.74 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: 2014-04-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)