पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · March 12, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.2 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके।।15.2।।
"15.2 Its branches shoot upwards and downwards, deriving their nourishment from the Qualities; its buds are the objects of sense; and its roots, which follow the Law causing man's regeneration and degeneration, pierce downwards into the soil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.2'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya327.54°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra311.28°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala40.21°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha300.64°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.92°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra323.69°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani285.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:27 – 11:57
Yamaganda14:56 – 16:26
Gulika Kāla07:28 – 08:58
Varjyam06:28 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:58 – 07:28 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:28 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:58 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:27 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:57 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:27 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:56 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:26 – 17:56 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:56 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:26 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:56 – 22:27 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:27 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:57 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:27 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:58 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:28 – 05:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870820.27
Julian Day2459285.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1491°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.76°
🪷 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 (24.1491°), declination -3.30°, EoT -10.49 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: 2021-03-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)