पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · November 18, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.25 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दंष्ट्राकरालानि च ते मुखानि

दृष्ट्वैव कालानलसन्निभानि।

दिशो न जाने न लभे च शर्म

प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास।।11.25।।
"11.25 When I see Thy mouths with their fearful jaws like glowing fires at the dissolution of creation, I lose all sense of place; I find no rest. Be merciful, O Lord in whom this universe abides!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya212.02°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra250.87°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala350.87°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha194.49°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati269.60°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra181.25°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani273.17°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:32 – 12:56
Yamaganda07:22 – 08:45
Gulika Kāla10:09 – 11:32
Varjyam06:26 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Labha05:58 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:22 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:45 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:09 – 11:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:32 – 12:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:56 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:19 – 15:43 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:43 – 17:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:06 – 18:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:43 – 20:19 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:19 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:56 – 23:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:32 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:09 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:45 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:22 – 05:58 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870706.27
Julian Day2459171.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1447°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.64°
🪷 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 (24.1447°), declination -19.29°, EoT 14.21 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: 2020-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)