पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · July 29, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.31 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो

नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद।

विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं

न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम्।।11.31।।
"11.31 Tell me then who Thou art, that wearest this dreadful Form? I bow before Thee, O Mighty One! Have mercy, I pray, and let me see Thee as Thou wert at first. I do not know what Thou intendest." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya102.21°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra196.09°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala70.85°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha105.76°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati150.69°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra56.74°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani16.50°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:14 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:36 – 10:14
Yamaganda13:31 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla05:20 – 06:58
Varjyam05:53 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:20 – 06:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:58 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:36 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:14 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:53 – 13:31 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:31 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:09 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:47 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:25 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:47 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:09 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:31 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:53 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:14 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:36 – 03:58 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:58 – 05:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873516.27
Julian Day2461981.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2522°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.34°
🪷 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 (24.2522°), declination 18.66°, EoT -6.15 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: 2028-07-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)