पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · December 13, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
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BG 2.51 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कर्मजं बुद्धियुक्ता हि फलं त्यक्त्वा मनीषिणः।

जन्मबन्धविनिर्मुक्ताः पदं गच्छन्त्यनामयम्।।2.51।।
"2.51 The sages guided by Pure Intellect renounce the fruit of action; and, freed from the chains of rebirth, they reach the highest bliss." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya236.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra66.77°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala201.29°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha220.83°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati248.21°DhanuMūla P3
शुक्र Śukra266.67°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani265.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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)17:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:30
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 Kāla10:20 – 11:41
Yamaganda14:25 – 15:47
Gulika Kāla07:36 – 08:58
Varjyam06:41 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:14 – 07:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:36 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:58 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:20 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:41 – 13:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:03 – 14:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:25 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:47 – 17:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:09 – 18:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:47 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:25 – 22:03 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:03 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:41 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:20 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:58 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:36 – 06:14 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870365.27
Julian Day2458830.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1317°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)189.16°
🪷 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 (24.1317°), declination -23.11°, 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: 2019-12-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)