पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · August 4, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.14 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम्।ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते।।17.14।।
"17.14 Worship of God and the Master; respect for the preacher and the philosopher; purity, rectitude, continence and harmlessness - all this is physical austerity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya107.31°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra336.82°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala92.53°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha118.87°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati123.59°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra124.62°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani214.00°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:08 – 16:45
Yamaganda08:37 – 10:15
Gulika Kāla11:52 – 13:30
Varjyam05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:22 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:59 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:37 – 10:15 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:15 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:52 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:30 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:08 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:45 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:23 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:45 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:08 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:30 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:52 – 01:15 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:15 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:37 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:59 – 05:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868773.27
Julian Day2457238.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0708°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.80°
🪷 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 (24.0708°), declination 17.36°, EoT -5.79 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: 2015-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)