पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · November 18, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.8 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga🪷 Ahaṁ Sarvasya Prabhavo · the source of all
अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते।

इति मत्वा भजन्ते मां बुधा भावसमन्विताः।।10.8।।
"10.8 I am the source of all; from Me everything flows. Therefore the wise worship Me with unchanging devotion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya212.04°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra80.51°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala282.18°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha223.95°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati169.90°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra252.67°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani231.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:09 – 11:32
Yamaganda14:19 – 15:43
Gulika Kāla07:22 – 08:45
Varjyam06:26 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:58 – 07:22 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:22 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:45 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:09 – 11:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:32 – 12:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:56 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:19 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:43 – 17:06 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:06 – 18:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:43 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:19 – 21:56 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:56 – 23:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:32 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:09 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:45 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:22 – 05:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869245.27
Julian Day2457710.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0888°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.00°
🪷 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 (24.0888°), declination -19.28°, EoT 14.21 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: 2016-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)