पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · March 9, 2035 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.8 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या

द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।

अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्

राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।2.8।।
"2.8 For should I attain the monarchy of the visible world, or over the invisible world, it would not drive away the anguish which is now paralysing my senses."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2092 Vibhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1957 Rākṣasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1442
Malayalam Era: 1211
Nanakshahi: 566
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya323.95°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra312.49°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala252.41°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha301.79°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati352.73°MīnaRevatī P2
शुक्र Śukra284.94°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani94.11°KarkaPuṣya P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:01
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 Kāla07:30 – 08:59
Varjyam06:31 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:01 – 07:30 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:30 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:59 – 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 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:59 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:30 – 06:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875930.27
Julian Day2464395.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3445°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)347.52°
🪷 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 (24.3445°), declination -4.63°, EoT -11.28 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: 2035-03-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)