पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · December 9, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.20 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः।।12.20।।
"12.20 Verily those who love the spiritual wisdom as I have taught, whose faith never fails, and who concentrate their whole nature on Me, they indeed are My most beloved."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya232.76°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra62.38°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala51.29°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha248.75°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.02°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra244.12°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani296.31°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:13
Godhūli Muhūrta16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:07 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:18 – 11:40
Yamaganda14:24 – 15:45
Gulika Kāla07:34 – 08:56
Varjyam06:39 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:12 – 07:34 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:34 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:56 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:18 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:40 – 13:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:02 – 14:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:24 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:45 – 17:07 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:07 – 18:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:45 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:24 – 22:02 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:02 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:40 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:18 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:56 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:34 – 06:12 (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)1871457.27
Julian Day2459922.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1734°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)191.88°
🪷 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 (24.1734°), declination -22.79°, EoT 6.87 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: 2022-12-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)