पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · October 30, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.66 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना।

न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम्।।2.66।।
"2.66 Right discrimination is not for him who cannot concentrate. Without concentration, there cannot be meditation; he who cannot meditate must not expect peace; and without peace, how can anyone expect happiness?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.66's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya192.17°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra27.73°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala197.74°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha198.00°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.90°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra145.53°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani306.44°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:53
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:13 – 08:39
Yamaganda10:04 – 11:30
Gulika Kāla12:56 – 14:21
Varjyam06:16 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:47 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:13 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:39 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:04 – 11:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:30 – 12:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:56 – 14:21 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:21 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:47 – 17:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:13 – 18:47 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:47 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:21 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:56 – 23:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:30 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:04 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:39 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:13 – 05:47 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871782.27
Julian Day2460247.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1858°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)196.95°
🪷 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 -13.64°, EoT 16.45 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: 2023-10-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)