पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · January 30, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.40 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।

स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।
"2.40 On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.49°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra172.68°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.67°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha261.55°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.68°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra253.30°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani229.67°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:12 – 10:36
Yamaganda13:24 – 14:48
Gulika Kāla06:24 – 07:48
Varjyam06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:24 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:48 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:12 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:36 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:00 – 13:24 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:24 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:48 – 16:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:12 – 17:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:36 – 19:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:12 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:48 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:24 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:00 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:36 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:12 – 04:48 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:48 – 06:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868952.27
Julian Day2457417.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0776°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.60°
🪷 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 (24.0776°), declination -17.86°, EoT -13.36 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: 2016-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)