पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · October 19, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.26 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्।

तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.26।।
"2.26 Even if thou thinkest of It as constantly being born, constantly dying, even then, O Mighty Man, thou still hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya181.72°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra343.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala177.80°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha165.76°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.15°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra228.07°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani282.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 11:54
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 23:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:25 – 15:52
Yamaganda08:37 – 10:04
Gulika Kāla11:31 – 12:58
Varjyam06:11 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:42 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:10 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:37 – 10:04 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:04 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:31 – 12:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:58 – 14:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:25 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:52 – 17:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:19 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:52 – 20:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:25 – 21:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:58 – 23:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:31 – 01:04 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:04 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:37 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:10 – 05:42 (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 Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871041.27
Julian Day2459506.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1575°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.45°
🪷 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 (24.1575°), declination -10.00°, EoT 15.55 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: 2021-10-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)