पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · January 6, 2036 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.20 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
त्रैविद्या मां सोमपाः पूतपापा

यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा स्वर्गतिं प्रार्थयन्ते।

ते पुण्यमासाद्य सुरेन्द्रलोक

मश्नन्ति दिव्यान्दिवि देवभोगान्।।9.20।।
"9.20 Those who are versed in the scriptures, who drink the mystic Soma-juice and are purified from sin, but who while worshipping Me with sacrifices pray that I will lead them to heaven; they reach the holy world where lives the Controller of the Powers of Nature, and they enjoy …" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.92°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra342.63°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala353.30°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha269.82°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.60°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra296.89°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani113.27°KarkaAśleṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:59 – 17:21
Yamaganda11:52 – 13:14
Gulika Kāla14:36 – 15:59
Varjyam06:51 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:24 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:46 – 09:08 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:08 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:30 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:52 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:14 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:36 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:59 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:21 – 18:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:59 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:36 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:14 – 23:52 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:52 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:30 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:08 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:46 – 06:24 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5137
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876233.27
Julian Day2464698.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3561°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)85.85°
🪷 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 (24.3561°), declination -22.56°, EoT -5.88 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: 2036-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)