पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · October 17, 2028 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 14.1 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचपरं भूयः प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानानां ज्ञानमुत्तमम्।यज्ज्ञात्वा मुनयः सर्वे परां सिद्धिमितो गताः।।14.1।।
"14.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: Now I will reveal unto the Wisdom which is beyond knowledge, by attaining which the sages have reached Perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya179.94°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra164.57°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala121.22°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha161.51°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati167.12°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra142.67°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani14.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:26 – 15:53
Yamaganda08:37 – 10:04
Gulika Kāla11:31 – 12:59
Varjyam06:11 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:42 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:09 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:37 – 10:04 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:04 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:31 – 12:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:59 – 14:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:26 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:53 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:21 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:53 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:26 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:59 – 23:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:31 – 01:04 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:04 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:37 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:09 – 05:42 (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 Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873596.27
Julian Day2462061.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2552°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.17°
🪷 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 (24.2552°), declination -9.38°, EoT 15.23 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: 2028-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)