पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · December 17, 2030 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 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।
"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.84°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra139.44°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala169.76°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha237.42°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati227.90°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra254.60°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani39.48°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā 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)22:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 18 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 Kāla14:27 – 15:48
Yamaganda09:00 – 10:22
Gulika Kāla11:43 – 13:05
Varjyam06:44 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:16 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:38 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:00 – 10:22 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:22 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:43 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:05 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:27 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:48 – 17:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:10 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:48 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:27 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:05 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:43 – 01:22 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:22 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:00 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:38 – 06:16 (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 Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874387.27
Julian Day2462852.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2855°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)262.56°
🪷 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 (24.2855°), declination -23.35°, 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: 2030-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)