पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · January 7, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.28 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्।

प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः।।10.28।।
"10.28 I am the Thunderbolt among weapons; of cows I am the Cow of Plenty, I am Passion in those who procreate, and I am the Cobra among serpents." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.34°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra102.99°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala301.47°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha278.83°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.42°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra280.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani217.15°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:53 – 13:15
Yamaganda07:46 – 09:09
Gulika Kāla10:31 – 11:53
Varjyam06:52 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:24 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:46 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:09 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:31 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:53 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:15 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:37 – 15:59 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:59 – 17:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:21 – 18:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:59 – 20:37 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:37 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:15 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:53 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:31 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:09 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:46 – 06:24 (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)1868564.27
Julian Day2457029.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0628°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)203.18°
🪷 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 (24.0628°), declination -22.43°, EoT -6.29 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: 2015-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)