पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · November 21, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.16 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।

अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।
"3.16 Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya214.27°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra312.06°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala213.13°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha231.45°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.01°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra169.58°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani306.66°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:19 – 15:43
Yamaganda08:47 – 10:10
Gulika Kāla11:33 – 12:56
Varjyam06:28 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:00 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:23 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:47 – 10:10 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:10 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:33 – 12:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:56 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:19 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:43 – 17:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:06 – 18:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:43 – 20:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:19 – 21:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:56 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:33 – 01:10 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:10 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:47 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:23 – 06:00 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Śatabhiṣā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871804.27
Julian Day2460269.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1867°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)98.24°
🪷 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 (24.1867°), declination -19.81°, EoT 13.43 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: 2023-11-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)