पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · December 6, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.2 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे।

तदेकं वद निश्िचत्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम्।।3.2।।
"3.2 Thy language perplexes me and confuses my reason. Therefore please tell me the only way by which I may, without doubt, secure my spiritual welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya229.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra254.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala210.41°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha233.44°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.91°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra268.73°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani285.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:12
Godhūli Muhūrta16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:07 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:32 – 08:54
Yamaganda10:16 – 11:38
Gulika Kāla13:00 – 14:22
Varjyam06:37 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:10 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:32 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:54 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:16 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:38 – 13:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:00 – 14:22 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:22 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:45 – 17:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:07 – 18:45 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:45 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:22 – 22:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:00 – 23:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:38 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:16 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:54 – 04:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:32 – 06:10 (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 Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871089.27
Julian Day2459554.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1593°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)22.81°
🪷 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 (24.1593°), declination -22.49°, EoT 8.14 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: 2021-12-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)