पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · March 8, 2030 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.21 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्।

यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।8.21।।
"8.21 The wise say that the Unmanifest and Indestructible is the highest goal of all; when once That is reached, there is no return. That is My Blessed Home." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya323.23°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra6.19°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala341.69°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha321.01°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati213.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra276.60°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani25.79°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:29 – 11:58
Yamaganda14:56 – 16:25
Gulika Kāla07:31 – 09:00
Varjyam06:31 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:02 – 07:31 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:31 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:00 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:29 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:58 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:27 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:56 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:25 – 17:54 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:54 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:25 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:56 – 22:27 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:27 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:58 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:29 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:00 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:31 – 06:02 (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 Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874103.27
Julian Day2462568.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2746°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)45.61°
🪷 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 (24.2746°), declination -4.94°, EoT -11.53 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: 2030-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)