पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · September 17, 2037 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.44 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः।

जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते।।6.44।।
"6.44 Unconsciously he will return to the practices of his old life; so that he who tries to realise spiritual consciousness is certainly superior to one who only talks of it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2094 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1959 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1444
Malayalam Era: 1213
Nanakshahi: 568
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya150.13°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra247.23°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala36.88°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha135.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati89.15°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra193.07°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani133.71°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:12 – 14:44
Yamaganda05:33 – 07:05
Gulika Kāla08:37 – 10:09
Varjyam06:04 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:33 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:05 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:37 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:09 – 11:40 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:40 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:12 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:44 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:15 – 17:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:47 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:15 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:44 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:12 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:40 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:09 – 02:37 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:37 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:05 – 05:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876853.27
Julian Day2465318.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3798°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.15°
🪷 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 (24.3798°), declination 2.18°, EoT 6.24 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: 2037-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)