पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · October 22, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.13 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनुस्मरन्।

यः प्रयाति त्यजन्देहं स याति परमां गतिम्।।8.13।।
"8.13 Repeating Om, the Symbol of Eternity, holding Me always in remembrance, he who thus leaves his body and goes forth reaches the Spirit Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya184.50°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra163.09°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala242.51°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha173.94°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.38°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra183.46°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani208.43°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:54
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:12
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:31 – 12:57
Yamaganda07:10 – 08:37
Gulika Kāla10:04 – 11:31
Varjyam06:12 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:43 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:10 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:37 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:04 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:31 – 12:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:57 – 14:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:24 – 15:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:51 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:18 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:51 – 20:24 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:24 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:57 – 23:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:31 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:04 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:37 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:10 – 05:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868487.27
Julian Day2456952.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0598°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.62°
🪷 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 (24.0598°), declination -10.96°, EoT 15.95 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: 2014-10-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)