पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · November 1, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.25 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
यान्ति देवव्रता देवान् पितृ़न्यान्ति पितृव्रताः।

भूतानि यान्ति भूतेज्या यान्ति मद्याजिनोऽपि माम्।।9.25।।
"9.25 The votaries of the lesser Powers go to them; the devotees of spirits go to them; they who worship the Powers of Darkness, to such Powers shall they go; and so, too, those who worship Me shall come to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya194.96°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra209.16°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala269.74°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha197.38°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati166.56°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra232.31°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani230.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:53
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:21 – 15:46
Yamaganda08:39 – 10:05
Gulika Kāla11:30 – 12:55
Varjyam06:17 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:49 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:14 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:39 – 10:05 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:05 – 11:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:30 – 12:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:55 – 14:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:21 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:46 – 17:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:12 – 18:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:46 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:21 – 21:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:55 – 23:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:30 – 01:05 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:05 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:39 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:14 – 05:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869228.27
Julian Day2457693.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0882°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)16.44°
🪷 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 (24.0882°), declination -14.51°, EoT 16.44 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: 2016-11-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)