पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · July 21, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.61 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति।भ्रामयन्सर्वभूतानि यन्त्रारूढानि मायया।।18.61।।
"18.61 God dwells in the hearts of all beings, O Arjuna! He causes them to revolve as it were on a wheel by His mystic power." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.61's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya94.37°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra232.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala120.01°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha81.17°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati306.56°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra124.36°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani286.95°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:53 – 13:31
Yamaganda06:56 – 08:35
Gulika Kāla10:14 – 11:53
Varjyam05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:17 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:56 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:35 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:14 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:53 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:31 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:10 – 16:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:49 – 18:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:28 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:49 – 21:10 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:10 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:31 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:53 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:14 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:35 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:56 – 05:17 (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 Dvādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870951.27
Julian Day2459416.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1541°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)140.58°
🪷 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 (24.1541°), declination 20.45°, EoT -6.05 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: 2021-07-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)