पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · April 24, 2019 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 15.15 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga🪷 Sarvasya Cāhaṁ Hṛdi Sanniviṣṭo · I dwell in every heart
सर्वस्य चाहं हृदि सन्निविष्टो मत्तः स्मृतिर्ज्ञानमपोहनं च।वेदैश्च सर्वैरहमेव वेद्यो वेदान्तकृद्वेदविदेव चाहम्।।15.15।।
"15.15 I am enthroned in the hearts of all; memory, wisdom and discrimination owe their origins to Me. I am He Who is to be realised in the scriptures; I inspire their wisdom and I know their truth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.47°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra247.06°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala51.30°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha344.59°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati239.93°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra339.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani266.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:43
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 Kāla11:45 – 13:20
Yamaganda06:57 – 08:33
Gulika Kāla10:09 – 11:45
Varjyam05:54 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:22 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:57 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:33 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:09 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:45 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:20 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:56 – 16:32 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:32 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:08 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:32 – 20:56 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:56 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:20 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:45 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:09 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:33 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:57 – 05:22 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870132.27
Julian Day2458597.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1227°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)237.44°
🪷 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 (24.1227°), declination 12.71°, 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: 2019-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)