पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · March 24, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: पापमोचनी एकादशी — Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī
Removes mahā-pātakas (great sins).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.17 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम्।भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च।।13.17।।
"13.17 In all beings undivided, yet living in division, It is the upholder of all, Creator and Destroyer alike;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya339.50°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra287.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala15.71°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha354.87°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.56°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra341.58°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani243.38°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:22 – 11:53
Yamaganda14:56 – 16:28
Gulika Kāla07:19 – 08:51
Varjyam06:18 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:48 – 07:19 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:19 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:51 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:22 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:53 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:25 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:56 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:28 – 17:59 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:59 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:28 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:56 – 22:25 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:25 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:53 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:22 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:51 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:19 – 05:48 (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)1869371.27
Julian Day2457836.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0936°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)308.80°
🪷 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 (24.0936°), declination 1.43°, EoT -6.90 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: 2017-03-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)