पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · December 5, 2035 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.16 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।

मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते।।8.16।।
"8.16 The worlds, with the whole realm of creation, come and go; but, O Arjuna, whoso comes to Me, for him there is nor rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2092 Vibhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1957 Rākṣasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1442
Malayalam Era: 1211
Nanakshahi: 566
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya228.36°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra285.30°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala336.60°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha240.47°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.23°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra257.59°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani114.45°KarkaAśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:07 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:38 – 13:00
Yamaganda07:31 – 08:54
Gulika Kāla10:16 – 11:38
Varjyam06:37 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:09 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:31 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:54 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:16 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:38 – 13:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:00 – 14:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:22 – 15:44 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:44 – 17:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:07 – 18:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:44 – 20:22 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:22 – 22:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:00 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:38 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:16 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:54 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:31 – 06:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5137
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876201.27
Julian Day2464666.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3549°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)60.79°
🪷 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 (24.3549°), declination -22.32°, EoT 8.56 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: 2035-12-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)