पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · May 8, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.24 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
अव्यक्तं व्यक्ितमापन्नं मन्यन्ते मामबुद्धयः।

परं भावमजानन्तो ममाव्ययमनुत्तमम्।।7.24।।
"7.24 The ignorant think of Me, who am the Unmanifested Spirit, as if I were really in human form. They do not understand that My Superior Nature is changeless and most excellent." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya23.76°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra22.49°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala341.14°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha357.20°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati31.60°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra16.05°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani323.12°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:43 – 13:20
Yamaganda06:50 – 08:28
Gulika Kāla10:05 – 11:43
Varjyam05:45 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:13 – 06:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:50 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:28 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:05 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:43 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:20 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:58 – 16:36 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:36 – 18:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:13 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:36 – 20:58 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:58 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:20 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:43 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:05 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:28 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:50 – 05:13 (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 Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871973.27
Julian Day2460438.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1932°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.19°
🪷 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 (24.1932°), declination 17.18°, EoT 3.58 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: 2024-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)