पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · August 12, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.5 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितानः काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान्।

पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः।।1.5।।
"1.5 Dhrishtaketu, Chekitan, the valiant King of Benares, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, Shaibya - a master over many;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.5'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.42°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra158.65°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha125.77°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.08°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra150.63°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani285.33°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:28 – 15:04
Yamaganda05:25 – 07:01
Gulika Kāla08:38 – 10:15
Varjyam05:57 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:25 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:01 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:38 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:15 – 11:51 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:51 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:28 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:04 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:41 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:18 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:41 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:04 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:28 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:51 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:15 – 02:38 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:38 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:01 – 05:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870973.27
Julian Day2459438.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1549°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.08°
🪷 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 (24.1549°), declination 14.95°, EoT -4.74 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: 2021-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)