पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · August 5, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.15 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत्।स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्मयं तप उच्यते।।17.15।।
"17.15 Speech that hurts no one, that is true, is pleasant to listen to and beneficial, and the constant study of the scriptures - this is austerity in speech." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.15'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya108.27°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra351.34°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala93.18°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha120.72°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati123.80°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra124.22°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani214.00°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:52 – 13:30
Yamaganda07:00 – 08:37
Gulika Kāla10:15 – 11:52
Varjyam05:55 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:22 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:00 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:37 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:15 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:52 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:30 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:07 – 16:45 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:45 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:22 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:45 – 21:07 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:07 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:30 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:52 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:15 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:37 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:00 – 05:22 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868774.27
Julian Day2457239.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0708°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)240.32°
🪷 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 17.10°, EoT -5.70 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: 2015-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)