पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · May 5, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.6 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न चैतद्विद्मः कतरन्नो गरीयो

यद्वा जयेम यदि वा नो जयेयुः।

यानेव हत्वा न जिजीविषाम

स्तेऽवस्थिताः प्रमुखे धार्तराष्ट्राः।।2.6।।
"2.6 Nor can I say whether it were better that they conquer me or for me to conquer them, since would no longer care to live if I killed these sons of Dhritarashtra, now preparing for fight." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.6'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya20.09°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra172.23°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala198.89°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha352.94°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati244.11°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra62.86°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani44.25°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:52 – 08:29
Yamaganda10:06 – 11:43
Gulika Kāla13:20 – 14:57
Varjyam05:47 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:15 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:52 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:29 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:06 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:43 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:20 – 14:57 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:57 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:35 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:12 – 19:35 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:35 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:57 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:20 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:43 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:06 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:29 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:52 – 05:15 (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 Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874526.27
Julian Day2462991.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2908°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)151.84°
🪷 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 (24.2908°), declination 16.15°, EoT 3.35 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: 2031-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)