पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · September 7, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.16 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः।

तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।4.16।।
"4.16 What is action and what is inaction? It is a question which has bewildered the wise. But I will declare unto thee the philosophy of action, and knowing it, thou shalt be free from evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya139.95°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra31.45°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.89°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha124.68°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.55°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra105.69°KarkaPuṣya P4
शनि Śani57.84°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:24 – 17:57
Yamaganda11:44 – 13:17
Gulika Kāla14:50 – 16:24
Varjyam06:02 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Udveg05:31 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:04 – 08:37 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:37 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:11 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:44 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:17 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:50 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:24 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:57 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:24 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:50 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:17 – 23:44 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:44 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:11 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:37 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:04 – 05:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + 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)1874651.27
Julian Day2463116.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2956°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)250.83°
🪷 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 (24.2956°), declination 6.20°, EoT 2.56 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: 2031-09-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)