पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · December 17, 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 6.17 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
युक्ताहारविहारस्य युक्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु।

युक्तस्वप्नावबोधस्य योगो भवति दुःखहा।।6.17।।
"6.17 But for him who regulates his food and recreation, who is balanced in action, in sleep and in waking, it shall dispel all unhappiness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.10°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra18.17°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala278.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha261.01°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.59°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra269.33°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani24.72°MeṣaBharaṇī 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)14:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:16
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 Kāla07:38 – 09:00
Yamaganda10:22 – 11:43
Gulika Kāla13:05 – 14:27
Varjyam06:44 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:16 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:38 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:00 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:22 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:43 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:05 – 14:27 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:27 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:48 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:10 – 18:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:48 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:27 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:05 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:43 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:22 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:00 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:38 – 06:16 (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 Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874022.27
Julian Day2462487.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2715°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.31°
🪷 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 (24.2715°), declination -23.36°, EoT 3.25 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: 2029-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)