पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · April 24, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय तृतीया — Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
"Inexhaustible third"; auspicious for any new venture.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.42 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।
"1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.39°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra36.15°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.68°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha344.41°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati244.60°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra50.57°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani42.94°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:20 – 14:56
Yamaganda05:22 – 06:57
Gulika Kāla08:33 – 10:09
Varjyam05:54 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:22 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:57 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:33 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:09 – 11:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:45 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:20 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:56 – 16:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:32 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:08 – 19:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:32 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:56 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:20 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:45 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:09 – 02:33 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:33 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:57 – 05:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874515.27
Julian Day2462980.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2904°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)29.37°
🪷 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 (24.2904°), declination 12.74°, EoT 1.80 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: 2031-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)