पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · April 15, 2015 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 13.9 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
इन्द्रियार्थेषु वैराग्यमनहङ्कार एव च।जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिदुःखदोषानुदर्शनम्।।13.9।।
"13.9 Renunciation of the delights of sense, absence of pride, right understanding of the painful problem of birth and death, of age and sickness;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya0.70°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra308.77°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala16.24°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha5.80°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.81°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra39.72°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani219.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:47 – 13:21
Yamaganda07:03 – 08:38
Gulika Kāla10:12 – 11:47
Varjyam06:00 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:29 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:03 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:38 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:12 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:47 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:21 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:56 – 16:30 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:30 – 18:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:05 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:30 – 20:56 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:56 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:21 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:47 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:12 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:38 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:03 – 05:29 (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)1868662.27
Julian Day2457127.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0665°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.62°
🪷 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 (24.0665°), declination 9.59°, EoT -0.24 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: 2015-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)