पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · September 19, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.55 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

प्रजहाति यदा कामान् सर्वान् पार्थ मनोगतान्।

आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते।।2.55।।
"2.55 Lord Shri Krishna replied: When a man has given up the desires of his heart and is satisfied with the Self alone, be sure that he has reached the highest state." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya152.16°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra119.77°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.22°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha156.48°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.52°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra124.87°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani334.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:08 – 11:39
Yamaganda14:42 – 16:14
Gulika Kāla07:05 – 08:37
Varjyam06:04 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:34 – 07:05 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:05 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:37 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:08 – 11:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:39 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:11 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:42 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:14 – 17:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:45 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:14 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:42 – 22:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:11 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:39 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:08 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:37 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:05 – 05:34 (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 Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872472.27
Julian Day2460937.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2122°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)327.48°
🪷 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 (24.2122°), declination 1.44°, EoT 6.98 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: 2025-09-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)