पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · August 16, 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 1.9 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अन्ये च बहवः शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः।

नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः।।1.9।।
"1.9 And many others, all ready to die for my sake; all armed, all skilled in war." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.9'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.26°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra214.60°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala136.35°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha132.98°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.56°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra155.37°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani285.05°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:02 – 08:38
Yamaganda10:14 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla13:27 – 15:03
Varjyam05:58 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:26 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:02 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:38 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:14 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:50 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:27 – 15:03 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:03 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:39 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:15 – 19:39 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:39 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:03 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:27 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:50 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:14 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:38 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:02 – 05:26 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870977.27
Julian Day2459442.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1551°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)96.02°
🪷 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 (24.1551°), declination 13.71°, EoT -3.97 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: 2021-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)