पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · October 11, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.18 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः।

अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत।।2.18।।
"2.18 The material bodies which this Eternal, Indestructible, Immeasurable Spirit inhabits are all finite. Therefore fight, O Valiant Man!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya173.80°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra236.21°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala172.51°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha170.75°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.23°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra219.50°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani282.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:09 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:09 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:08 – 08:36
Yamaganda10:04 – 11:32
Gulika Kāla13:01 – 14:29
Varjyam06:09 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 Amṛta05:39 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:08 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:36 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:04 – 11:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:32 – 13:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:01 – 14:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:29 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:57 – 17:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:26 – 18:57 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:57 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:29 – 22:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:01 – 23:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:32 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:04 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:36 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:08 – 05:39 (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 Pañcamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871033.27
Julian Day2459498.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1572°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)59.71°
🪷 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 (24.1572°), declination -7.04°, EoT 13.99 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: 2021-10-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)