पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · December 13, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.38 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च।

यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्।।3.38।।
"3.38 As fire is shrouded in smoke, a mirror by dust and a child by the womb, so is the universe enveloped in desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.38'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya236.56°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra237.48°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala228.93°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha254.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.97°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra195.25°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani307.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:41 – 13:03
Yamaganda07:36 – 08:58
Gulika Kāla10:20 – 11:41
Varjyam06:41 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:14 – 07:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:36 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:58 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:20 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:41 – 13:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:03 – 14:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:25 – 15:47 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:47 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:09 – 18:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:47 – 20:25 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:25 – 22:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:03 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:41 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:20 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:58 – 04:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:36 – 06:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871826.27
Julian Day2460291.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1875°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)359.58°
🪷 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 -23.11°, EoT 5.09 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: 2023-12-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)