पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · March 8, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.25 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मानापमानयोस्तुल्यस्तुल्यो मित्रारिपक्षयोः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी गुणातीतः स उच्यते।।14.25।।
"14.25 Who looks equally upon honour and dishonour, loves friends and foes alike, abandons all initiative, such is he who transcends the Qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya323.54°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra258.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala37.87°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha296.06°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.04°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra318.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani285.06°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:31 – 09:00
Yamaganda10:29 – 11:58
Gulika Kāla13:27 – 14:56
Varjyam06:31 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:02 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:31 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:00 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:29 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:58 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:27 – 14:56 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:56 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:25 – 17:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:54 – 19:25 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:25 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:56 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:27 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:58 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:29 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:00 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:31 – 06:02 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870816.27
Julian Day2459281.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1489°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)294.07°
🪷 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 (24.1489°), declination -4.87°, EoT -11.53 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: 2021-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)