पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · February 18, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.3 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स एवायं मया तेऽद्य योगः प्रोक्तः पुरातनः।

भक्तोऽसि मे सखा चेति रहस्यं ह्येतदुत्तमम्।।4.3।।
"4.3 It is the same ancient Path that I have now revealed to thee, since thou are My devotee and My friend. It is the supreme Secret." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya304.70°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra240.62°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala246.69°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha318.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra347.48°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani272.77°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:54 – 16:20
Yamaganda09:08 – 10:34
Gulika Kāla12:01 – 13:27
Varjyam06:44 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:15 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:42 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:08 – 10:34 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:34 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:01 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:27 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:54 – 16:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:20 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:47 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:20 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:54 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:27 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:01 – 01:34 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:34 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:08 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:42 – 06:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870432.27
Julian Day2458897.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1342°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)293.67°
🪷 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 (24.1342°), declination -11.88°, EoT -14.43 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: 2020-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)