पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · April 17, 2026 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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.83°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra356.74°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala340.98°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha338.08°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.79°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra26.76°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani343.38°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:11 – 11:46
Yamaganda14:56 – 16:31
Gulika Kāla07:02 – 08:37
Varjyam05:58 – 06:19
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: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:27 – 07:02 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:02 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:37 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:11 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:46 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:21 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:56 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:31 – 18:06 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:06 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:31 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:56 – 22:21 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:21 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:46 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:11 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:37 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:02 – 05:27 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872682.27
Julian Day2461147.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2203°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)352.85°
🪷 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 (24.2203°), declination 10.42°, EoT 0.26 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: 2026-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)