पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · February 17, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.6 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्।सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ।।14.6।।
"14.6 O Sinless One! Of these, Purity, being luminous, strong and invulnerable, binds one by its yearning for happiness and illumination." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya304.44°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra4.76°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala26.97°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha287.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati289.70°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra294.96°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani283.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 59 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 Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:01 – 13:27
Yamaganda07:42 – 09:08
Gulika Kāla10:35 – 12:01
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: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:15 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:42 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:08 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:35 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:01 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:27 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:54 – 16:20 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:20 – 17:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:46 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:20 – 20:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:54 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:27 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:01 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:35 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:08 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:42 – 06:15 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870797.27
Julian Day2459262.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1482°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)62.34°
🪷 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 (24.1482°), declination -11.96°, EoT -14.49 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: 2021-02-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)