पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · September 5, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.11 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे।

गतासूनगतासूंश्च नानुशोचन्ति पण्डिताः।।2.11।।
"2.11 Lord Shri Krishna said: Why grieve for those for whom no grief is due, and yet profess wisdom? The wise grieve neither for the dead nor the living." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya138.06°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra25.20°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala160.97°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha140.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.41°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra107.59°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani309.08°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:51 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:52 – 16:25
Yamaganda08:38 – 10:11
Gulika Kāla11:45 – 13:18
Varjyam06:02 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:31 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:04 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:38 – 10:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:11 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:45 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:18 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:52 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:25 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:59 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:25 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:52 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:18 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:45 – 01:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:11 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:38 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:04 – 05:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 20.4625°
Longitude: 85.8828°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871727.27
Julian Day2460192.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1837°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)244.88°
🪷 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 (24.1837°), declination 6.97°, EoT 1.85 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: 2023-09-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)