पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · January 26, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.39 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्रद्धावाँल्लभते ज्ञानं तत्परः संयतेन्द्रियः।

ज्ञानं लब्ध्वा परां शान्तिमचिरेणाधिगच्छति।।4.39।।
"4.39 He who is full of faith attains wisdom, and he too who can control his senses, having attained that wisdom, he shall ere long attain Supreme Peace." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.37°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra104.61°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala261.62°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha260.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.55°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra248.78°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani311.68°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:35 – 11:59
Yamaganda14:46 – 16:10
Gulika Kāla07:48 – 09:12
Varjyam06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:25 – 07:48 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:48 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:12 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:35 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:59 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:23 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:46 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:10 – 17:33 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:33 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:10 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:46 – 22:23 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:23 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:59 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:35 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:12 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:48 – 06:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871870.27
Julian Day2460335.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1892°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)184.91°
🪷 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 (24.1892°), declination -18.88°, EoT -12.54 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: 2024-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)