पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · December 25, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.11 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वद्वारेषु देहेऽस्मिन्प्रकाश उपजायते।ज्ञानं यदा तदा विद्याद्विवृद्धं सत्त्वमित्युत।।14.11।।
"14.11 When the light of knowledge gleams forth from all the gates of the body, then be sure that Purity prevails." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya249.53°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra182.27°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.37°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha227.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.77°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra295.59°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani319.93°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:47 – 13:09
Yamaganda07:42 – 09:04
Gulika Kāla10:25 – 11:47
Varjyam06:47 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:20 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:42 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:04 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:25 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:47 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:09 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:30 – 15:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:52 – 17:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:14 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:52 – 20:30 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:30 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:09 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:47 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:25 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:04 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:42 – 06:20 (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)1872204.27
Julian Day2460669.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2020°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)292.08°
🪷 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 (24.2020°), declination -23.38°, EoT -0.49 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: 2024-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)