पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · September 14, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.38 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः।

कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम्।।1.38।।
"1.38 Although these men, blinded by greed, see no guilt in destroying their kin, or fighting against their friends," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya147.30°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra239.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala154.89°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha173.73°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.00°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra189.23°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani283.35°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:46 – 16:18
Yamaganda08:37 – 10:09
Gulika Kāla11:41 – 13:13
Varjyam06:03 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Roga05:33 – 07:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:05 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:37 – 10:09 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:09 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:41 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:13 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:46 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:18 – 17:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:50 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:18 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:46 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:13 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:41 – 01:09 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:09 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:37 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:05 – 05:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871006.27
Julian Day2459471.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1562°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.50°
🪷 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 (24.1562°), declination 3.39°, EoT 5.13 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: 2021-09-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)