पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · September 18, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.41 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ।

पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम्।।3.41।।
"3.41 Therefore, O Arjuna, first control thy senses and then slay desire, for it is full of sin, and is the destroyer of knowledge and of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya151.15°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra277.74°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala211.70°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha146.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati184.54°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra193.99°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani30.55°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:43 – 16:15
Yamaganda08:37 – 10:08
Gulika Kāla11:40 – 13:11
Varjyam06:04 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:34 – 07:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:05 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:37 – 10:08 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:08 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:40 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:11 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:43 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:15 – 17:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:46 – 19:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:15 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:43 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:11 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:40 – 01:08 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:08 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:37 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:05 – 05:34 (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 Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873932.27
Julian Day2462397.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2681°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.19°
🪷 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 (24.2681°), declination 1.82°, EoT 6.61 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: 2029-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)