पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · April 17, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.18 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं च संश्रिताः।मामात्मपरदेहेषु प्रद्विषन्तोऽभ्यसूयकाः।।16.18।।
"16.18 Puffed up by power and inordinate conceit, swayed by lust and wrath, these wicked people hate Me Who am within them, as I am within all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.11°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra56.69°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala61.69°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha0.39°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.01°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra8.39°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani288.32°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:36 – 10:11
Yamaganda13:21 – 14:56
Gulika Kāla05:27 – 07:02
Varjyam05:58 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:27 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:02 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:36 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:11 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:46 – 13:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:21 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:56 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:31 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:06 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:31 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:56 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:21 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:46 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:11 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:36 – 04:02 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:02 – 05:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870856.27
Julian Day2459321.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1504°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)57.48°
🪷 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 (24.1504°), declination 10.50°, EoT 0.26 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: 2021-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)