पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · January 10, 2029 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 17.15 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत्।स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्मयं तप उच्यते।।17.15।।
"17.15 Speech that hurts no one, that is true, is pleasant to listen to and beneficial, and the constant study of the scriptures - this is austerity in speech." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.81°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra208.04°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala162.74°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha278.30°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.60°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra247.75°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani10.15°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:54 – 13:16
Yamaganda07:47 – 09:09
Gulika Kāla10:32 – 11:54
Varjyam06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:25 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:47 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:09 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:32 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:54 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:16 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:39 – 16:01 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:01 – 17:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:23 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:01 – 20:39 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:39 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:16 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:54 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:32 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:09 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:47 – 06:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873681.27
Julian Day2462146.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2585°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.04°
🪷 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 (24.2585°), declination -21.94°, EoT -7.50 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: 2029-01-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)