पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · October 1, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.44 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्।परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्।।18.44।।
"18.44 Agriculture, protection of the cow and trade are the duty of a trader, again in accordance with his nature. The duty of a servant is to serve, and that too agrees with his nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya163.48°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra24.46°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.45°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha162.56°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati136.03°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra119.79°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani216.71°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:05 – 14:35
Yamaganda05:36 – 07:06
Gulika Kāla08:36 – 10:06
Varjyam06:06 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:36 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:06 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:36 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:06 – 11:35 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:35 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:05 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:35 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:05 – 17:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:34 – 19:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:05 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:35 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:05 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:35 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:06 – 02:36 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:36 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:06 – 05:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868831.27
Julian Day2457296.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0730°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)219.02°
🪷 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 (24.0730°), declination -3.00°, EoT 11.17 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: 2015-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)