पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · December 15, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.52 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम।

देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः।।11.52।।
"11.52 Lord Shri Krishna replied: It is hard to see this vision of Me that thou hast seen. Even the most powerful have longed for it in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.52'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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya239.38°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra244.30°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala356.40°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha236.22°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati274.88°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra214.77°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani275.63°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:31 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:26 – 15:48
Yamaganda08:59 – 10:21
Gulika Kāla11:42 – 13:04
Varjyam06:43 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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):
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 Roga06:15 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:37 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:59 – 10:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:21 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:42 – 13:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:04 – 14:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:26 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:48 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:09 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:48 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:26 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:04 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:42 – 01:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:21 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:59 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:37 – 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 Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870733.27
Julian Day2459198.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1457°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.01°
🪷 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 (24.1457°), declination -23.28°, EoT 4.18 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: 2020-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)