पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · January 9, 2025 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 14.26 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मां च योऽव्यभिचारेण भक्ितयोगेन सेवते।स गुणान्समतीत्यैतान् ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते।।14.26।।
"14.26 And he who serves Me and only Me, with unfaltering devotion, shall overcome the Qualities, and become One with the Eternal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.82°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra21.57°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala94.45°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha246.26°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.20°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra311.62°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani321.07°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:16 – 14:38
Yamaganda06:25 – 07:47
Gulika Kāla09:09 – 10:31
Varjyam06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Śubha06:25 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:47 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:09 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:31 – 11:54 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:54 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:16 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:38 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:00 – 17:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:23 – 19:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:00 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:38 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:16 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:54 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:31 – 03:09 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:09 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:47 – 06:25 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872219.27
Julian Day2460684.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2026°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)117.75°
🪷 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 (24.2026°), declination -22.09°, EoT -7.10 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: 2025-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)