पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · July 24, 2015 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.3 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः।।17.3।।

"17.3 The faith of every man conforms to his nature. By nature he is full of faith. He is in fact what his faith makes him." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	96.79°	Karka	Puṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra	185.33°	Tulā	Citrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	85.34°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	96.86°	Karka	Puṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	121.28°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	126.43°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शनि Śani	214.06°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 09 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 50 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:32 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:12 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:26 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:04 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:28 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla	18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:26 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:14 – 11:53
Yamaganda	15:10 – 16:49
Gulika Kāla	06:56 – 08:35
Varjyam	05:51 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta	08:22 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:18 – 06:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:56 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:35 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:14 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:53 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:31 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:10 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:49 – 18:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:28 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:49 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:10 – 22:31 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:31 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:53 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:14 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:35 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:56 – 05:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 20.4625°

Longitude: 85.8828°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868762.27
Julian Day	2457227.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0703°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.37°

🪷 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 (24.0703°), declination 19.96°, EoT -6.16 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: 2015-07-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)