पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · November 17, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.2 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
इदं ज्ञानमुपाश्रित्य मम साधर्म्यमागताः।सर्गेऽपि नोपजायन्ते प्रलये न व्यथन्ति च।।14.2।।
"14.2 Dwelling in Wisdom and realising My Divinity, they are not born again when the universe is re-created at the beginning of every cycle, nor are they affected when it is dissolved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya210.46°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra295.47°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala121.64°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha191.37°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.50°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra178.44°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani344.26°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:54
Vijaya Muhūrta13:23 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:19 – 15:43
Yamaganda08:45 – 10:08
Gulika Kāla11:32 – 12:56
Varjyam06:26 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:58 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:21 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:45 – 10:08 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:08 – 11:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:32 – 12:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:56 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:19 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:43 – 17:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:06 – 18:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:43 – 20:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:19 – 21:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:56 – 23:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:32 – 01:08 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:08 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:45 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:21 – 05:58 (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 + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872896.27
Julian Day2461361.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2285°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.47°
🪷 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 (24.2285°), declination -18.94°, EoT 14.44 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: 2026-11-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)