पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · December 9, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.18 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः।

अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत।।2.18।।
"2.18 The material bodies which this Eternal, Indestructible, Immeasurable Spirit inhabits are all finite. Therefore fight, O Valiant Man!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya233.04°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra127.00°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala185.38°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha242.09°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati198.34°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra225.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani244.43°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:13
Godhūli Muhūrta16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:07 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:56 – 10:18
Yamaganda13:02 – 14:23
Gulika Kāla06:12 – 07:34
Varjyam06:39 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:12 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:34 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:56 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:18 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:40 – 13:02 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:02 – 14:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:23 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:45 – 17:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:07 – 18:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:45 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:23 – 22:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:02 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:40 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:18 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:56 – 04:34 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:34 – 06:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869631.27
Julian Day2458096.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1036°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)250.54°
🪷 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 (24.1036°), declination -22.82°, EoT 6.87 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: 2017-12-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)