पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · October 7, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.50 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे।समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा।।18.50।।
"18.50 I will now state briefly how he, who has reached perfection, finds the Eternal Spirit, the state of Supreme Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.50'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya169.39°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra104.45°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.19°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha157.34°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati137.25°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra124.30°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani217.24°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:34 – 13:02
Yamaganda07:07 – 08:36
Gulika Kāla10:05 – 11:34
Varjyam06:08 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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):
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:38 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:07 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:36 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:05 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:34 – 13:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:02 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:31 – 16:00 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:00 – 17:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:29 – 19:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:00 – 20:31 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:31 – 22:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:02 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:34 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:05 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:36 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:07 – 05:38 (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)1868837.27
Julian Day2457302.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0732°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)292.29°
🪷 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 (24.0732°), declination -5.31°, EoT 12.96 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: 2015-10-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)