पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · January 20, 2021 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 13.13 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्ञेयं यत्तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वाऽमृतमश्नुते।

अनादिमत्परं ब्रह्म न सत्तन्नासदुच्यते।।13.13।।
"13.13 I will speak to thee now of that great Truth which man ought to know, since by its means he will win immortal bliss - that which is without beginning, the Eternal Spirit which dwells in Me, neither with form, nor yet without it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.05°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra357.04°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala11.92°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha293.58°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati283.07°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra259.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani279.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:57 – 13:21
Yamaganda07:48 – 09:11
Gulika Kāla10:34 – 11:57
Varjyam06:53 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:25 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:48 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:11 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:34 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:57 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:21 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:44 – 16:07 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:07 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:30 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:07 – 20:44 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:44 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:21 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:57 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:34 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:11 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:48 – 06:25 (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)1870769.27
Julian Day2459234.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1471°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)81.13°
🪷 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 (24.1471°), declination -20.11°, EoT -10.96 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: 2021-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)