पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · September 3, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.25 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
यान्ति देवव्रता देवान् पितृ़न्यान्ति पितृव्रताः।

भूतानि यान्ति भूतेज्या यान्ति मद्याजिनोऽपि माम्।।9.25।।
"9.25 The votaries of the lesser Powers go to them; the devotees of spirits go to them; they who worship the Powers of Darkness, to such Powers shall they go; and so, too, those who worship Me shall come to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya136.87°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra326.04°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala3.27°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha150.94°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.42°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra92.01°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani271.73°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:51 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:19 – 14:53
Yamaganda05:31 – 07:04
Gulika Kāla08:38 – 10:12
Varjyam06:02 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:31 – 07:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:04 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:38 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:12 – 11:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:45 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:19 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:53 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:26 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:00 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:26 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:53 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:19 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:45 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:12 – 02:38 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:38 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:04 – 05:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870630.27
Julian Day2459095.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1418°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)191.38°
🪷 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 (24.1418°), declination 7.44°, EoT 1.15 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: 2020-09-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)