पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · August 2, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.24 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
संजय उवाच

एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम्।।1.24।।
"1.24 Sanjaya said: "Having listened to the request of Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna drew up His bright chariot exactly in the midst between the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya105.35°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra289.13°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala139.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha131.09°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra122.06°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani311.54°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:52 – 13:30
Yamaganda06:59 – 08:37
Gulika Kāla10:15 – 11:52
Varjyam05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:21 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:59 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:37 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:15 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:52 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:30 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:08 – 16:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:46 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:24 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:46 – 21:08 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:08 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:30 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:52 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:15 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:37 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:59 – 05:21 (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)1871693.27
Julian Day2460158.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1824°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)182.91°
🪷 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 (24.1824°), declination 17.86°, EoT -5.95 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: 2023-08-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)