पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · April 24, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.13 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च।तमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन।।14.13।।
"14.13 Darkness, stagnation, folly and infatuation are the result of the dominance of Ignorance, O joy of the Kuru-clan!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.97°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra336.27°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala37.47°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha3.56°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.71°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra333.96°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani243.27°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:57 – 08:33
Yamaganda10:09 – 11:45
Gulika Kāla13:20 – 14:56
Varjyam05:53 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:21 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:57 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:33 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:09 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:45 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:20 – 14:56 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:56 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:32 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:08 – 19:32 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:32 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:56 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:20 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:45 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:09 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:33 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:57 – 05:21 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869402.27
Julian Day2457867.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0948°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)326.92°
🪷 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 (24.0948°), declination 12.87°, EoT 1.80 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: 2017-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)