पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · December 12, 2037 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 9.25 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
यान्ति देवव्रता देवान् पितृ़न्यान्ति पितृव्रताः।

भूतानि यान्ति भूतेज्या यान्ति मद्याजिनोऽपि माम्।।9.25।।
"9.25 The votaries of the lesser Powers go to them; the devotees of spirits go to them; they who worship the Powers of Darkness, to such Powers shall they go; and so, too, those who worship Me shall come to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2094 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1959 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1444
Malayalam Era: 1213
Nanakshahi: 568
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya235.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra297.58°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala26.07°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha227.92°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati93.33°KarkaPuṣya P1
शुक्र Śukra266.52°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani141.09°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:57 – 10:19
Yamaganda13:03 – 14:25
Gulika Kāla06:14 – 07:35
Varjyam06:41 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:14 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:35 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:57 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:19 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:41 – 13:03 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:03 – 14:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:25 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:46 – 17:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:08 – 18:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:46 – 20:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:25 – 22:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:03 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:41 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:19 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:57 – 04:35 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:35 – 06:14 (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 Time

Kali Year5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876939.27
Julian Day2465404.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3831°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)62.25°
🪷 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 (24.3831°), declination -23.09°, EoT 5.54 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: 2037-12-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)