पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · April 24, 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 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।
"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.18'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.49°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra77.10°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala22.77°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha24.06°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.11°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra50.10°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani219.36°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:09 – 11:45
Yamaganda14:56 – 16:32
Gulika Kāla06:57 – 08:33
Varjyam05:54 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:22 – 06:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:57 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:33 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:09 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:45 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:20 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:56 – 16:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:32 – 18:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:08 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:32 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:56 – 22:20 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:20 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:45 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:09 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:33 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:57 – 05:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868671.27
Julian Day2457136.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0669°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.34°
🪷 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 (24.0669°), declination 12.70°, EoT 1.80 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: 2015-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)