पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · September 21, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.27 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च।

तस्मादपरिहार्येऽर्थे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.27।।
"2.27 For death is as sure for that which is born, as birth is for that which is dead. Therefore grieve not for what is inevitable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya153.63°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra221.77°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala171.42°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha135.66°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.96°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra112.58°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani307.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:10 – 14:41
Yamaganda05:34 – 07:05
Gulika Kāla08:36 – 10:08
Varjyam06:04 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:34 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:05 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:36 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:08 – 11:39 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:39 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:10 – 14:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:41 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:12 – 17:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:44 – 19:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:12 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:41 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:10 – 23:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:39 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:08 – 02:36 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:36 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:05 – 05:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871743.27
Julian Day2460208.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1844°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)71.52°
🪷 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 (24.1844°), declination 0.87°, EoT 7.71 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: 2023-09-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)