पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · April 21, 2015 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
परशुराम जयन्ती · Paraśurāma JayantīVaishnava
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.15 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

सर्वेन्द्रियगुणाभासं सर्वेन्द्रियविवर्जितम्।असक्तं सर्वभृच्चैव निर्गुणं गुणभोक्तृ च।।13.15।।

"13.15 Beyond the senses, It yet shines through every sense perception. Bound to nothing, It yet sustains everything. Unaffected by the Qualities, It still enjoys them all." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	6.57°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	36.81°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	20.60°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
बुध Budha	18.23°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	107.98°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	46.66°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शनि Śani	219.53°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 42 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 17 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:42 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:20 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:52 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:07 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla	17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:56 – 16:31
Yamaganda	08:35 – 10:10
Gulika Kāla	11:45 – 13:21
Varjyam	05:56 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta	08:22 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:24 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:59 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:35 – 10:10 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:10 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:45 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:21 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:56 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:31 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:07 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:31 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:56 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:21 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:45 – 01:10 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:10 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:35 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:59 – 05:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 20.4625°

Longitude: 85.8828°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868668.27
Julian Day	2457133.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0667°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	30.35°

🪷 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 (24.0667°), declination 11.69°, EoT 1.19 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: 2015-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)