पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · October 9, 2016 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.2 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम्।

प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम्।।9.2।।

"9.2 This is the Premier Science, the Sovereign Secret, the Purest and Best; intuitional, righteous; and to him who practiseth it pleasant beyond measure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	172.10°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	260.34°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	253.56°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	158.53°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	161.72°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शुक्र Śukra	204.47°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
शनि Śani	227.96°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 48 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 11 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:05 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:40 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:09 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:31 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:27 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla	17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:09 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:59 – 17:27
Yamaganda	11:33 – 13:01
Gulika Kāla	14:30 – 15:59
Varjyam	06:08 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:24 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:39 – 07:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:07 – 08:36 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:36 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:04 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:33 – 13:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:01 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:30 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:59 – 17:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:27 – 18:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:59 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:30 – 22:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:01 – 23:33 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:33 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:04 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:36 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:07 – 05:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 20.4625°

Longitude: 85.8828°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869205.27
Julian Day	2457670.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0873°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	92.02°

🪷 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 (24.0873°), declination -6.36°, EoT 13.49 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: 2016-10-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)