पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · November 23, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.61 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तानि सर्वाणि संयम्य युक्त आसीत मत्परः।

वशे हि यस्येन्द्रियाणि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.61।।
"2.61 Restraining them all, let him meditate steadfastly on Me; for who thus conquers his senses achieves perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.61's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya216.80°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra76.41°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala201.43°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha212.92°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.23°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra260.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani284.27°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:33
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:20 – 15:43
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:11
Gulika Kāla11:34 – 12:57
Varjyam06:29 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:02 – 07:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:25 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:11 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:34 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:57 – 14:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:20 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:43 – 17:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:06 – 18:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:43 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:20 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:57 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:34 – 01:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:11 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:25 – 06:02 (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)1871076.27
Julian Day2459541.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1588°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)223.33°
🪷 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 (24.1588°), declination -20.35°, EoT 12.85 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: 2021-11-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)