पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · September 17, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.8 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना।

परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्।।8.8।।
"8.8 He whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya150.50°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra333.75°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala239.19°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha142.73°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.96°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra177.66°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani226.45°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:37 – 10:09
Yamaganda13:12 – 14:44
Gulika Kāla05:33 – 07:05
Varjyam06:04 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:33 – 07:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:05 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:37 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:09 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:40 – 13:12 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:12 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:44 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:15 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:47 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:15 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:44 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:12 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:40 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:09 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:37 – 04:05 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:05 – 05:33 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869183.27
Julian Day2457648.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0864°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)181.98°
🪷 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 (24.0864°), declination 2.15°, EoT 6.24 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: 2016-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)