पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · February 7, 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 2.48 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय।

सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते।।2.48।।
"2.48 Perform all thy actions with mind concentrated on the Divine, renouncing attachment and looking upon success and failure with an equal eye. Spirituality implies equanimity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.48'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya293.60°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra273.05°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala203.60°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha267.78°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.05°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra263.17°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani230.30°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:16 – 17:41
Yamaganda12:01 – 13:26
Gulika Kāla14:51 – 16:16
Varjyam06:49 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:21 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:46 – 09:11 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:11 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:36 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:01 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:26 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:51 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:16 – 17:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:41 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:16 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:51 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:26 – 00:01 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:01 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:36 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:11 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:46 – 06:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868960.27
Julian Day2457425.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0779°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.59°
🪷 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 (24.0779°), declination -15.53°, EoT -14.38 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: 2016-02-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)