पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · January 28, 2037 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.45 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम्।

यद्राज्यसुखलोभेन हन्तुं स्वजनमुद्यताः।।1.45।।
"1.45 Alas, it is strange that we should be willing to kill our own countrymen and commit a great sin, in order to enjoy the pleasures of a kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2094 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1959 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1444
Malayalam Era: 1213
Nanakshahi: 568
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.08°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra55.67°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala241.95°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha262.82°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.18°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra270.79°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani126.20°SiṃhaMaghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:59 – 13:23
Yamaganda07:48 – 09:12
Gulika Kāla10:36 – 11:59
Varjyam06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:24 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:48 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:12 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:36 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:59 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:23 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:47 – 16:11 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:11 – 17:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:35 – 19:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:11 – 20:47 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:47 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:23 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:59 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:36 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:12 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:48 – 06:24 (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 Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876621.27
Julian Day2465086.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3709°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)133.28°
🪷 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 (24.3709°), declination -18.15°, EoT -12.97 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: 2037-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)