पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · October 15, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.25 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते।

ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति।।4.25।।
"4.25 Some sages sacrifice to the Powers; others offer themselves on the alter of the Eternal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.25'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya177.70°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra274.67°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala230.63°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha166.11°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati190.17°TulāSvātī P2
शुक्र Śukra223.80°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani29.38°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:09 – 08:36
Yamaganda10:04 – 11:32
Gulika Kāla12:59 – 14:27
Varjyam06:10 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
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 Amṛta05:41 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:09 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:36 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:04 – 11:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:32 – 12:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:59 – 14:27 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:27 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:55 – 17:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:22 – 18:55 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:55 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:27 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:59 – 23:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:32 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:04 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:36 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:09 – 05:41 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873959.27
Julian Day2462424.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2691°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.08°
🪷 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 (24.2691°), declination -8.56°, EoT 14.86 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: 2029-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)