पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · May 31, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.39 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यदग्रे चानुबन्धे च सुखं मोहनमात्मनः।निद्रालस्यप्रमादोत्थं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.39।।
"18.39 While the pleasure which from first to last merely drugs the senses, which springs from indolence, lethargy and folly - that pleasure flows from Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya45.19°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra173.62°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.47°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha20.06°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati9.04°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra90.15°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani312.85°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:19 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:44 – 13:24
Yamaganda06:45 – 08:25
Gulika Kāla10:04 – 11:44
Varjyam05:39 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Labha05:06 – 06:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:45 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:25 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:04 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:44 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:24 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:03 – 16:43 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:43 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:22 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:43 – 21:03 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:03 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:24 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:44 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:04 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:25 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:45 – 05:06 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871630.27
Julian Day2460095.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1800°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)128.91°
🪷 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 (24.1800°), declination 21.85°, EoT 2.50 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: 2023-05-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)