पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · October 28, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कार्तिक पूर्णिमा — Kārtika Pūrṇimā / Tripurī Pūrṇimā
Day Mahābhārata war began (4 Oct 3138 BCE). Śiva destroyed Tripurāsura.
Historical anchor: Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (Kurukṣetra) — -3137-10-04 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.64 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
रागद्वेषवियुक्तैस्तु विषयानिन्द्रियैश्चरन्।

आत्मवश्यैर्विधेयात्मा प्रसादमधिगच्छति।।2.64।।
"2.64 But the self-controlled soul, who moves amongst sense objects, free from either attachment or repulsion, he wins eternal Peace." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.64's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.17°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra359.45°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala196.36°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha194.80°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.17°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra143.47°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani306.46°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:53
Vijaya Muhūrta13:25 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:38 – 10:04
Yamaganda12:56 – 14:22
Gulika Kāla05:46 – 07:12
Varjyam06:15 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:46 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:12 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:38 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:04 – 11:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:30 – 12:56 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:56 – 14:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:22 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:48 – 17:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:14 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:48 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:22 – 21:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:56 – 23:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:30 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:04 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:38 – 04:12 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:12 – 05:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871780.27
Julian Day2460245.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1858°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)171.02°
🪷 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 (24.1858°), declination -12.97°, EoT 16.40 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: 2023-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)