पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · March 15, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: यमुना जयन्ती — Yamunā Jayantī
Manifestation of Yamunā Devī; Vraja-bhakti-pravāhinī.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya330.76°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra34.55°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala299.31°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha344.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.71°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra309.37°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani317.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:26 – 11:56
Yamaganda14:56 – 16:27
Gulika Kāla07:26 – 08:56
Varjyam06:26 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:56 – 07:26 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:26 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:56 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:26 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:56 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:26 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:56 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:27 – 17:57 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:57 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:27 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:56 – 22:26 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:26 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:56 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:26 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:56 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:26 – 05:56 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871919.27
Julian Day2460384.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1911°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)60.93°
🪷 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 (24.1911°), declination -2.01°, EoT -9.65 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: 2024-03-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)