पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · October 7, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.12 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दिवि सूर्यसहस्रस्य भवेद्युगपदुत्थिता।

यदि भाः सदृशी सा स्याद्भासस्तस्य महात्मनः।।11.12।।
"11.12 Could a thousand suns blaze forth together it would be but a faint reflection of the radiance of the Lord God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya169.59°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra313.10°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala57.46°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha151.60°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati338.16°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra165.19°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani294.70°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:05 – 11:34
Yamaganda14:31 – 16:00
Gulika Kāla07:07 – 08:36
Varjyam06:08 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:38 – 07:07 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:07 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:36 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:05 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:34 – 13:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:02 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:31 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:00 – 17:29 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:29 – 19:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:00 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:31 – 22:02 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:02 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:34 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:05 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:36 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:07 – 05:38 (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 Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871394.27
Julian Day2459859.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1710°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.90°
🪷 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 (24.1710°), declination -5.43°, EoT 12.96 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: 2022-10-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)