पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · December 16, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.14 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
असौ मया हतः शत्रुर्हनिष्ये चापरानपि।ईश्वरोऽहमहं भोगी सिद्धोऽहं बलवान्सुखी।।16.14।।
"16.14 I have slain one enemy, I will slay the others also; I am worthy to enjoy, I am the Almighty, I am perfect, powerful and happy;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.34°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra239.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.91°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha254.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.51°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra216.46°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani10.51°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:59 – 10:21
Yamaganda13:04 – 14:26
Gulika Kāla06:16 – 07:38
Varjyam06:43 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:16 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:38 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:59 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:21 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:43 – 13:04 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:04 – 14:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:26 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:48 – 17:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:10 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:48 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:26 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:04 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:43 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:21 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:59 – 04:38 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:38 – 06:16 (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 Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873656.27
Julian Day2462121.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2575°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.12°
🪷 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 (24.2575°), declination -23.33°, EoT 3.72 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: 2028-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)