पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · October 23, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.7 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।
"14.7 Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya185.90°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra250.73°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala124.70°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha168.62°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati168.39°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra149.88°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani14.15°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:53
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:12
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:11 – 08:37
Yamaganda10:04 – 11:30
Gulika Kāla12:57 – 14:24
Varjyam06:13 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:44 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:11 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:37 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:04 – 11:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:30 – 12:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:57 – 14:24 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:24 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:50 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:17 – 18:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:50 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:24 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:57 – 23:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:30 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:04 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:37 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:11 – 05:44 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873602.27
Julian Day2462067.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2555°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)63.31°
🪷 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 (24.2555°), declination -11.53°, EoT 16.06 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: 2028-10-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)