पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · December 13, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.22 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय

नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि।

तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा-

न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही।।2.22।।
"2.22 As a man discards his threadbare robes and puts on new, so the Spirit throws off Its worn-out bodies and takes fresh ones." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.22'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya237.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra179.18°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.90°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha236.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.13°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra230.33°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani244.90°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:41 – 13:03
Yamaganda07:36 – 08:58
Gulika Kāla10:20 – 11:41
Varjyam06:41 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:14 – 07:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:36 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:58 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:20 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:41 – 13:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:03 – 14:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:25 – 15:47 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:47 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:09 – 18:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:47 – 20:25 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:25 – 22:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:03 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:41 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:20 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:58 – 04:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:36 – 06:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869635.27
Julian Day2458100.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1037°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)299.68°
🪷 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 (24.1037°), declination -23.15°, EoT 5.09 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: 2017-12-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)