पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · February 29, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.2 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव।

न ह्यसंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन।।6.2।।
"6.2 O Arjuna! Renunciation is in fact what is called Right Action. No one can become spiritual who has not renounced all desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.75°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra184.71°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala287.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha315.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.99°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra290.80°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani315.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:27 – 14:55
Yamaganda06:08 – 07:36
Gulika Kāla09:04 – 10:32
Varjyam06:37 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:08 – 07:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:36 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:04 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:32 – 12:00 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:00 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:27 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:55 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:23 – 17:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:51 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:23 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:55 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:27 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:00 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:32 – 03:04 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:04 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:36 – 06:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871904.27
Julian Day2460369.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1905°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)232.71°
🪷 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 (24.1905°), declination -7.84°, EoT -13.04 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: 2024-02-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)