पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · December 21, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.17 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।
"3.17 On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya245.22°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra85.35°MithunaPunarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala220.90°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha257.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.33°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra271.97°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani286.65°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:28 – 15:50
Yamaganda09:02 – 10:23
Gulika Kāla11:45 – 13:07
Varjyam06:46 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:18 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:40 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:02 – 10:23 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:23 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:45 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:07 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:28 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:50 – 17:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:12 – 18:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:50 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:28 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:07 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:45 – 01:23 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:23 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:02 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:40 – 06:18 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871104.27
Julian Day2459569.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1599°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)202.35°
🪷 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 (24.1599°), declination -23.44°, EoT 1.38 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: 2021-12-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)