पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · September 30, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.66 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना।

न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम्।।2.66।।
"2.66 Right discrimination is not for him who cannot concentrate. Without concentration, there cannot be meditation; he who cannot meditate must not expect peace; and without peace, how can anyone expect happiness?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.66's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya162.93°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra253.33°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.64°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha174.98°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati88.02°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra138.35°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani333.69°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:35 – 16:05
Yamaganda08:36 – 10:06
Gulika Kāla11:36 – 13:05
Varjyam06:06 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:36 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:06 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:36 – 10:06 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:06 – 11:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:36 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:05 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:35 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:05 – 17:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:35 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:05 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:35 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:05 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:36 – 01:06 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:06 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:36 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:06 – 05:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 20.4625°
Longitude: 85.8828°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872483.27
Julian Day2460948.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2127°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)93.76°
🪷 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 (24.2127°), declination -2.83°, EoT 10.84 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: 2025-09-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)