पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · January 5, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.45 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन।

निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान्।।2.45।।
"2.45 The Vedic Scriptures tell of the three constituents of life - the Qualities. Rise above all of them, O Arjuna, above all the pairs of opposing sensations; be steady in truth, free from worldly anxieties and centered in the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra121.62°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.28°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha237.79°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.27°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra259.27°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani247.61°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:30 – 11:52
Yamaganda14:36 – 15:58
Gulika Kāla07:46 – 09:08
Varjyam06:51 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:24 – 07:46 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:46 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:08 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:30 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:52 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:14 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:36 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:58 – 17:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:20 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:58 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:36 – 22:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:14 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:52 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:30 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:08 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:46 – 06:24 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869658.27
Julian Day2458123.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1046°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)218.87°
🪷 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 (24.1046°), declination -22.63°, EoT -5.45 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: 2018-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)