पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · December 28, 2038 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 1.43 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः।

उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः।।1.43।।
"1.43 By the destruction of our lineage and the pollution of blood, ancient class traditions and family purity alike perish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1445
Malayalam Era: 1214
Nanakshahi: 569
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.99°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra278.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala234.07°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha235.82°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati125.90°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra268.84°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani154.12°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:32 – 15:54
Yamaganda09:05 – 10:27
Gulika Kāla11:48 – 13:10
Varjyam06:49 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:21 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:43 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:05 – 10:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:27 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:48 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:10 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:32 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:54 – 17:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:15 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:54 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:32 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:10 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:48 – 01:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:27 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:05 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:43 – 06:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877320.27
Julian Day2465785.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3977°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)27.02°
🪷 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 (24.3977°), declination -23.28°, EoT -1.89 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: 2038-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)