पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · January 19, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.16 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।

अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।
"3.16 Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya274.27°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra203.57°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala226.18°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha279.48°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati256.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra311.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani269.35°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:06 – 17:29
Yamaganda11:57 – 13:20
Gulika Kāla14:43 – 16:06
Varjyam06:53 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:25 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:48 – 09:11 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:11 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:34 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:57 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:20 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:43 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:06 – 17:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:29 – 19:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:06 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:43 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:20 – 23:57 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:57 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:34 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:11 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:48 – 06:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870402.27
Julian Day2458867.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1331°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)287.88°
🪷 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 (24.1331°), declination -20.48°, EoT -10.66 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: 2020-01-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)