पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · November 18, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: सफला एकादशी — Saphalā Ekādaśī
Renders all undertakings fruitful (saphala).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.12 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः।

राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः।।9.12।।
"9.12 Their hopes are vain, their actions worthless, their knowledge futile; they are without sense, deceitful, barbarous and godless." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya211.55°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra158.76°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala262.69°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha199.69°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.11°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra217.33°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani211.58°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:19 – 15:43
Yamaganda08:45 – 10:09
Gulika Kāla11:32 – 12:56
Varjyam06:26 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:58 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:22 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:45 – 10:09 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:09 – 11:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:32 – 12:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:56 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:19 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:43 – 17:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:06 – 18:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:43 – 20:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:19 – 21:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:56 – 23:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:32 – 01:09 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:09 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:45 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:22 – 05:58 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868514.27
Julian Day2456979.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0609°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.85°
🪷 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 (24.0609°), declination -19.16°, EoT 14.21 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: 2014-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)