पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · November 12, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.50 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते।

तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम्।।2.50।।
"2.50 When a man attains to Pure Reason, he renounces in this world the results of good and evil alike. Cling thou to Right Action. Spirituality is the real art of living." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.50'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya205.71°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra302.03°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala193.93°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha195.27°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati299.17°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra251.68°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani283.61°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:09 – 11:53
Vijaya Muhūrta13:23 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:07 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:09 – 23:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:07 – 11:31
Yamaganda14:19 – 15:43
Gulika Kāla07:19 – 08:43
Varjyam06:23 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:55 – 07:19 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:19 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:43 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:07 – 11:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:31 – 12:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:55 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:19 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:43 – 17:07 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:07 – 18:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:43 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:19 – 21:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:55 – 23:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:31 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:07 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:43 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:19 – 05:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871065.27
Julian Day2459530.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1584°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)93.38°
🪷 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 (24.1584°), declination -17.70°, EoT 15.43 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: 2021-11-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)