पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · November 23, 2018 CE

Also observed today

अन्नपूर्णा जयन्ती · Annapūrṇā JayantīShakta
वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 10.42 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga🪷 Ekāṁśena Sthito Jagat · One Fragment Supports All

अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन।

विष्टभ्याहमिदं कृत्स्नमेकांशेन स्थितो जगत्।।10.42।।

"10.42 But what is the use of all these details to thee? O Arjuna! I sustain this universe with only small part of Myself."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 10.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	216.57°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	34.05°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	310.01°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha	226.29°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	219.05°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	181.72°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शनि Śani	252.76°	Dhanu	Mūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 04 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 55 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:33 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:06 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:11 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:24 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:06 – 17:33
Amṛta Kāla	16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:11 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:11 – 11:34
Yamaganda	14:20 – 15:43
Gulika Kāla	07:25 – 08:48
Varjyam	06:29 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:02 – 07:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:25 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:48 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:11 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:34 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	12:57 – 14:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:20 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:43 – 17:06 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:06 – 18:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:43 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:20 – 21:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	21:57 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:34 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:11 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:48 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:25 – 06:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 20.4625°

Longitude: 85.8828°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā + Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869980.27
Julian Day	2458445.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1169°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	176.08°

🪷 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 (24.1169°), declination -20.29°, EoT 12.85 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: 2018-11-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)