पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · October 24, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.8 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम्।प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत।।14.8।।
"14.8 But Ignorance, the product of darkness, stupefies the senses in all embodied beings, binding them by chains of folly, indolence and lethargy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.8'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya186.90°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra263.57°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala125.28°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha170.06°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati168.61°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra151.09°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani14.07°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:53
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:12
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:23 – 15:50
Yamaganda08:37 – 10:04
Gulika Kāla11:30 – 12:57
Varjyam06:13 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:45 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:11 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:37 – 10:04 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:04 – 11:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:30 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:57 – 14:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:23 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:50 – 17:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:16 – 18:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:50 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:23 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:57 – 23:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:30 – 01:04 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:04 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:37 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:11 – 05:45 (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)1873603.27
Julian Day2462068.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2555°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)74.96°
🪷 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 -11.87°, EoT 16.15 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: 2028-10-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)