पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · March 19, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कामदा एकादशी — Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Fulfills righteous desires; removes brahma-hatyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.17 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।
"3.17 On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya334.79°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra104.92°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala219.96°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha329.85°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati142.16°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra313.91°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani232.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:15 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:53 – 10:24
Yamaganda13:26 – 14:56
Gulika Kāla05:52 – 07:23
Varjyam06:22 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Kāla05:52 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:23 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:53 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:24 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:55 – 13:26 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:26 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:56 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:27 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:58 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:27 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:56 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:26 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:55 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:24 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:53 – 04:23 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:23 – 05:52 (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)1869001.27
Julian Day2457466.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0795°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)128.24°
🪷 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 (24.0795°), declination -0.45°, EoT -8.46 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: 2016-03-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)