पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · August 21, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.3 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः।

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे।।18.3।।
"18.3 Some philosophers say that all action is evil and should be abandoned. Others that acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya123.63°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra193.64°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala103.52°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha146.83°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati127.25°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra115.09°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani214.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:14 – 11:49
Yamaganda15:00 – 16:36
Gulika Kāla07:03 – 08:38
Varjyam05:59 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:51

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)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Chala05:27 – 07:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:03 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:38 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:14 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:49 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:25 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:00 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:36 – 18:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:12 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:36 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:00 – 22:25 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:25 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:49 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:14 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:38 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:03 – 05:27 (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)1868790.27
Julian Day2457255.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0714°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)74.18°
🪷 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 (24.0714°), declination 12.27°, EoT -2.80 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: 2015-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)