पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · November 3, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.41 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन।

बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम्।।2.41।।
"2.41 By its means, the straying intellect becomes steadied in the contemplation of one object only; whereas the minds of the irresolute stray into bypaths innumerable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya196.68°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra171.23°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.84°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha180.95°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.57°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra243.30°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani283.20°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:53
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:30 – 12:55
Yamaganda07:15 – 08:40
Gulika Kāla10:05 – 11:30
Varjyam06:18 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:49 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:15 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:40 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:05 – 11:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:30 – 12:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:55 – 14:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:20 – 15:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:46 – 17:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:11 – 18:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:46 – 20:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:20 – 21:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:55 – 23:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:30 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:05 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:40 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:15 – 05:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871056.27
Julian Day2459521.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1581°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)334.80°
🪷 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 (24.1581°), declination -15.08°, EoT 16.38 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: 2021-11-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)