पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · January 26, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.3 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः।

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे।।18.3।।
"18.3 Some philosophers say that all action is evil and should be abandoned. Others that acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.10°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra48.68°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.06°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha262.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.74°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra267.82°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani10.52°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:35 – 11:59
Yamaganda14:46 – 16:10
Gulika Kāla07:48 – 09:12
Varjyam06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:24 – 07:48 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:48 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:12 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:35 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:59 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:23 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:46 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:10 – 17:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:34 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:10 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:46 – 22:23 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:23 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:59 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:35 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:12 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:48 – 06:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873697.27
Julian Day2462162.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2591°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)127.36°
🪷 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 (24.2591°), declination -18.68°, EoT -12.54 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: 2029-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)