पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · August 31, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.17 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्।

केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया।।10.17।।
"10.17 O Master! How shall I, by constant meditation, know Thee? My Lord! What are Thy various manifestations through which I am to mediate on Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.47°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra176.98°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala41.49°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha160.17°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati342.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra119.22°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani296.59°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:46 – 13:20
Yamaganda07:04 – 08:38
Gulika Kāla10:12 – 11:46
Varjyam06:01 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:30 – 07:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:04 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:38 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:12 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:46 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:20 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:55 – 16:29 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:29 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:03 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:29 – 20:55 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:55 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:20 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:46 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:12 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:38 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:04 – 05:30 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871357.27
Julian Day2459822.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1696°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)44.91°
🪷 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 (24.1696°), declination 8.70°, EoT 0.15 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: 2022-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)