पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · May 3, 2036 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 12.7 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
तेषामहं समुद्धर्ता मृत्युसंसारसागरात्।भवामि नचिरात्पार्थ मय्यावेशितचेतसाम्।।12.7।।
"12.7 O Arjuna! I rescue them from the ocean of life and death, for their minds are fixed on Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.84°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra106.18°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala65.73°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha20.47°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati33.32°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra52.18°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani107.86°KarkaAśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:29 – 10:06
Yamaganda13:20 – 14:57
Gulika Kāla05:15 – 06:52
Varjyam05:48 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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):
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:15 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:52 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:29 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:06 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:43 – 13:20 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:20 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:57 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:34 – 18:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:11 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:34 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:57 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:20 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:43 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:06 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:29 – 03:52 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:52 – 05:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876351.27
Julian Day2464816.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3606°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.54°
🪷 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 (24.3606°), declination 15.80°, EoT 3.15 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: 2036-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)