पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · December 11, 2023 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.36 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।

अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।

"3.36 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Tell me, what is it that drives a man to sin, even against his will and as if by compulsion?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	234.53°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	210.30°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	227.47°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha	253.72°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	12.10°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra	192.87°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	307.57°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 55 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 04 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:46 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:18 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:30 – 14:13
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:08 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla	16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:35 – 08:57
Yamaganda	10:19 – 11:40
Gulika Kāla	13:02 – 14:24
Varjyam	06:40 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta	08:46 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:13 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:35 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:57 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:19 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:40 – 13:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:02 – 14:24 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:24 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:46 – 17:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:08 – 18:46 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:46 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:24 – 22:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:02 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:40 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:19 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:57 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:35 – 06:13 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 20.4625°

Longitude: 85.8828°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871824.27
Julian Day	2460289.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1875°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	335.09°

🪷 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 (24.1875°), declination -22.96°, EoT 5.99 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: 2023-12-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)